Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation

United States Supreme Court Victory for St. Louis-Based Monsanto

by Williams Venker & Sanders on 5/16/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, has held in favor of Monsanto on a patent infringement suit arising from the St. Louis-based company's Roundup Ready soybean seeds. Monsanto invented and patented a genetic...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - March 2013

by King & Spalding on 3/5/2013

In This Issue: - President Obama Announces Plan To Launch Talks On Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership; Formal Notice To Congress Will Follow - China Issues Guidelines For The Development Of Energy...more

Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation Concludes with $158,600,000 Settlement with Dairy Farmers of America and Related Entities

by BakerHostetler on 1/24/2013

Settlement brings total award to more than $300 million; agreement includes substantial changes to business conduct in the Southeast dairy industry - CLEVELAND – January 22, 2013 – BakerHostetler is proud to announce...more

In Agricultural Regulation, A "Flawed Rate" is Not a "Filed Rate" For Damage Purposes

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/19/2012

Notwithstanding the general applicability of the Filed Rate Doctrine, the Ninth Circuit recently held that it does not necessarily bar producer class actions for overcharges. Whether a given rating authority has “rejected” a...more

OFT Issues short-form opinion in record time

by Reed Smith on 9/11/2012

Short-form opinion on rural broadband wayleave rates - On 23 August the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a non-binding short-form opinion on proposals by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Country Land and...more

Allegations of Conspiracy to Limit Crop Production: Ripe for Analysis Under Capper-Volstead

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/29/2011

On December 2, 2011, the district court denied a motion to dismiss antitrust conspiracy claims against potato grower cooperatives in several states. In re Fresh and Process Potatoes Antitrust Litigation, United States...more

USDA Gives OK for "Organic" Labeling for Third- Party Certified Textiles; National Organic Program Policy Clarified

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/29/2011

On May 20, 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program ("NOP") issued a Policy Memorandum (PM-11-14) addressing the labeling of textile products containing organic ingredients (such as organic...more

Association of London Welsh Lawyers Launches

by Martin Callan on 6/16/2011

Association of London Welsh Lawyers Launches...more

Government Targets Agriculture Industry for Increased Antitrust Scrutiny

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/14/2011

During the last of five joint public workshops with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 8, 2010 – the first ever to examine competition issues affecting the agriculture industry – the Assistant Attorney...more

FDA to Prosecute More Aggressively With More Potent Weapons

by Michelle Taylon on 11/1/2010

Criminal enforcement to become a much more important component of the FDA's enforcement program....more

CFTC Solicits Comments on How the Trading of Agricultural Swaps Should Be Governed

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 10/20/2010

On September 28, 2010, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting public comments on the appropriate conditions, restrictions, or protections that...more

Commenting the Argentinean judicial antitrust ruling related to Monsanto´s European patent litigation published by GCP

by mariano municoy on 1/6/2009

This is brief commenting the only Argentine ruling on the very relevant topic of the interplay between enforcing patent rights and antitrust regulations, which was issued in September 2008 and published by the online...more

Home-Grown & Clone-Grown: Why special labeling should, but most likely will not be, mandated for the meat and milk of cloned...

by Charla Lenz on 4/29/2008

Since advancements in science and technology have made possible the cloning of various farm animals, farmers and ranchers have begun to use this innovation to make their farming operations more profitable. These farmers view...more

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