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Cold Creek Compost, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Agriculture, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage dispute, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where pollution exclusion in policies bars coverage for liability for...

In The Matter of: Scotia Pac. Co. LLC

Agriculture, Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case involving debtor-limited liability company whose business was to derive maximum revenue from timber grown on certain lands...

Sleeper Farms v. Agway Inc.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit over payment for a shipment of seed potatoes, an arbitration order and denial of plaintiff's motion to vacate the award are affirmed where:...

Dawson Farms, LLC v. Farm Serv. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Benefits
In a suit brought by a farm operator against the Farm Service Agency and the Corps of Engineers seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and damages...

Peoples Bank v. Bryan Bros. Cattle Co.

Agriculture, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case brought to determine ownership of cattle and whether two contesting banks held a security interest in them, summary judgment for the buyer...

In re: Cotton Yarn Antitrust Litig.

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought by purchasers of cotton and poly-cotton yarn against various North Carolina manufacturers of the yarns, alleging that the...

Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc.

Agriculture, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving technologies for producing transgenic corn that is resistant to a nonselective herbicide, summary judgment finding...

Acceptance Ins. Cos. v. US

Agriculture, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought against the U.S. alleging a taking of plaintiff's property in violation of the Fifth Amendment, a decision denying plaintiff's...

Aageson Grain & Cattle v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
In proceedings arising after farmers successfully challenged denials of claims under the 2003 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, an order...

Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. US Dep't of Agric.

Agriculture, Health Law, International Law, International Trade
In a challenge to the government's regulation of Canadian cattle imports in the wake of the "mad cow disease" scare of the late 1990s, summary...