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RACICKY v. FARMLAND INDUS., INC.

Agriculture, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action under Nebraska negligence law, where plaintiffs claimed defendant's feed ration advice injured their dairy cows, evidence supported jury...

SHAFFER v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
The district court had neither subject matter nor ancillary jurisdiction over a farmer's claim which arose from an agreement with the Department of...

LAKE CHARLES DIESEL, INC. v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
The automotive parts supply agreement at issue is not a contract to which Louisiana's Repurchase of Farm, Industrial, and Lawn and Garden Equipment by...

GRAVQUICK A/S V TRIMBLE NAVIGATION INT'L LTD.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, International Trade
The California Equipment Dealers Act (CEDA) does not contain unstated geographical limitations which would prevent application to a Danish...

CRUTCHFIELD v. COUNTY OF HANOVER

Agriculture, Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
The Army Corps of Engineers is entitled to approve an applicant's development proposal under a less stringent Nationwide Permit regime, even if the...

BELGARD v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Remedies
In an appeal of the USDA's reduction of plaintiff's award under the Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program, summary judgment in favor of the USDA is...

AM. SOC'Y FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS v. RINGLING BROS. & BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
A former circus employee had Article III standing under the citizen-suit provision of the Endangered Species Act, in a claim that the circus...

DELANO FARMS CO. v. CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE COMM'N

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
Under the First Amendment, grape growers could not constitutionally be compelled by state law to pay money for the generic advertising of grapes.

DAVIDSON v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Remedies
In a disaster assistance claim to the Farm Services Agency, denial of attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed, as the...

AREZ v. MANUEL DIAZ FARMS, INC.

Agriculture, Labor & Employment Law
A farm employee's tasks fell within the definition of secondary agriculture, thus he was an agricultural employee within the meaning of the Fair Labor...