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

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

Horne v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Brief for the CATO Institute, et al., as Amici Curiae in Support of the Petitioner for Certiorari

Property owners should not be made to suffer a needless, Rube Goldberg-style litigation process to vindicate their constitutional rights. Yet that is exactly what the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to impose on...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012: The Equal Access to Justice Act - A valuable tool for...

Many farmers are all too familiar with the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) role in administering the federal crop insurance program. In addition to promulgating regulations, drafting policies, and issuing bulletins affecting...more

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture vs. Scott Fay, et al.

Department's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

Motion for judgment on the pleadings as a result of defendant failing to specifically deny, thus admitting, 2 of the 4 counts in Department's Petition for Contemtpt, which was in response to Defendant's Motion for Contempt...more

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture vs. Scott Fay, et al.

Answer to Petitioner Scott Fay's Petition for Contempt and Request For Injunctive Relief And Respondent Department of...

Answer to Petitioner's petition for contempt against Department of Agriculture for alleged breach of a Settlement Agreement, which was made an Order of Court, with New Matter alleging four counts of contempt against...more

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture v. Daniel Esh

Respondent Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Brief in Support of 2009 Refusal of Daniel Esh's Kennel License

Petitioner omitted from his brief several essential matters as required by the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure, most importantly the Statement of the Questions Involved. As a result, Respondent is left to guess at...more