A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Monsanto by organic farmers and seed companies— but stressed that Monsanto has in turn given binding promises that it will not sue farmers whose crops have been inadvertently contaminated with...
Kellogg will need to negotiate a new deal in a class action dispute over advertising claims for its Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal after a US federal appeals court rejected a $10.7m settlement.
A federal appeals court has ruled that organic almond growers can challenge a law requiring mandatory pasteurization of almonds intended to reduce risk of salmonella contamination, overturning a previous decision.
An appeal court decision last month that held a processor does
not have to pay union member employees for the time taken to put on
and remove protective clothing, could save the food industry
millions.
In the US Sealed Air Corporation has announced that the federal
court overseeing the W. R. Grace bankruptcy proceeding did not
grant an immediate appeal.
US law courts have ruled in favour of Crown Cork and Seal's motion
for summary judgment, dismissing 376 pending asbestos cases against
the company based on recent changes to Pennsylvania corporate
successor liability law.
