all - Opinion Summaries

Members of the Peanut Quota v. US

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
The statutorily created peanut quota, under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, is not a property right that is compensable under the...

Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Defendant's purchase of cattle through marketing agreements with cattle producers instead of from the cash market does not violate the Packers and...

Stanko v. Mahar

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging that defendant-brand inspector illegally seized his livestock, is affirmed where the procedure provided...

Siebrasse v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Property Law & Real Estate
The US Department of Agriculture properly refused to restore two sections of land that plaintiff inherited from his father to the Production...

Ranchers Cattlemen v. US Dept. of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Remedies
The district court erred when it issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of a United States Department of Agriculture rule that...

Lion Raisins, Inc. v. US

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Plaintiff's takings claim is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction given the availability of an alternative administrative and judicial review procedure.

Pigford v. Johanns

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an action by black farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture, alleging racial discrimination in the administration of...

Star-Glo Assoc. v. US

Administrative Law, Agriculture
Plaintiffs' claim for additional federal benefit payments for destroyed citrus groves is dismissed where Public Law No. 106-387, section 810(e)(2000)...

Showmaker v. Advanta, Inc.

Agriculture, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech
Dismissal of defendant's claim, alleging defendant violated the misbranding provision of the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA), is affirmed where...

Adkins v. Cagle Foods

Agriculture
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claim, alleging that defendant violated the Packers & Stockyards Act, is affirmed where there is no evidence that...