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Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co.

Contracts
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the district court did not clearly err in finding that defendant did not meet...

Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Generic advertising to promote beef and beef products, financed through assessments on the sale of cattle, is the government's own speech and is not...

US v. Helmos Food Prod.

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant-food company unsuccessfully challenges a $250,000 fine imposed after it was convicted for improperly storing adulterated poultry and meat...

Warner-Lambert Co. v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
Plaintiff's imported Certs "Powerful Mints" product should be classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading 3306.90.00,...

Dep't of Alco. Bev. Cont. v. Alco. Bev. Cont. App. Bd.

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law
Defendant's sponsorship payments to an event promoter for co-sponsorship of a race constituted violations of sections 25500(a)(2) and 25503(h) of the...

EXCEL CORP. v. US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

Administrative Law, Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture correctly concluded that plaintiff violated section 202(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act by failing to disclose...

R.S.W.W., INC. v. KEEGO HARBOR

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's unconstitutional conditions claim, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, is reversed where defendant-City's alleged...

HARVEY v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law
In a challenge to the National Organic Program Final Rule, the regulations which permit synthetic substances to be used in processing organic foods...

PELMAN v. MCDONALD'S CORP.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-fast food restaurant created the false impression that its food products were nutritionally beneficial, was...

JESPERSEN v. HARRAH'S OPERATING CO.

Civil Rights, Gaming Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-casino's policy, requiring certain female employees to wear makeup, does not constitute sex discrimination since defendant imposed equal...