Emily Ashcraft

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Answers Filed in Peanut Shelling Antitrust Suit

A case alleging anticompetitive behavior among peanut shelling companies who constitute a large majority of the market continues as defendants filed responses to the plaintiff’s second amended complaint on...

Farmers Claim Nutrien Knowingly Sold Contaminated Herbicide

Three farmers are seeking over $1 million in a lawsuit against Nutrien Ag Solutions claiming herbicide they bought was contaminated and “completely destroyed” their cotton, costing them their entire...

Ninth Circuit Denies Stay in Dicamba Case

On June 3, the Ninth Circuit released an opinion canceling the registration of three over the top dicamba herbicide products, including BASF’s Engenia. BASF, who was not a party...

Settlement Agreement for Farm Workers Not Paid Overtime Approved...

Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford in the Western District of New York approved a settlement on Thursday in a case alleging former employees of A.J. Piedimonte Agricultural Development, LLC and connected companies were...

Community Members Say Case Alleging Pollution of Water Must...

A case alleging drinking water pollution was friviously removed by the defendants, who include Raytheon, to the Northern District of Indiana, plaintiffs allege in a motion to remand filed...

Class Action Alleges Pret A Manger’s “Natural” Claim...

A class action complaint filed by Jessica Barton in the Southern District of New York claims the coffee and sandwich shop chain Pret A Manger uses a false marketing...