Emily Ashcraft

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to California Pork...

On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, a law that requires whole pork meat sold within California to be produced by...

Advanced Flow Engineering Agrees to End Defeat Device Manufacturing

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that they reached a settlement with Advanced Flow Engineering under which the company agreed to pay a $250,000...

Defendants in Criminal Suit Seek to Dismiss Chicken Antitrust...

On Monday, many of the ten individuals named in the District of Colorado criminal antitrust lawsuit regarding the broiler chicken industry asked the court to dismiss allegations against them,...

Ninth Circuit Favors USDA in Government-Funded Beef Advertising Lawsuit

The Ninth Circuit ruled in an opinion docketed on Tuesday in favor of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a lawsuit filed by ranchers through the Ranchers Cattlemen Action...

EPA Initiates Rule Making Process to Address Water Pollution...

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a press release announcing that it plans to “bolster limits on water pollution” for power plants.  The agency said it is...

Nurseries Seek Summary Judgment In Cherry Tree Patent Dispute...

Last week, a group of fruit tree companies and their owners sought summary judgment in their favor in a cherry tree patent lawsuit filed against them by the Canadian...