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Courts approve consent injunction and agreed order establishing PACA claims procedure for Berry People, LLC

- General News
On October 25, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Norther District of California, under case number 23-cv-03487, a Consent Injunction and Agreed Order Establishing PACA Claims Procedure was granted against Berry People, LLC, Hollister, CA.

Groundwater lawsuit leads to carrot boycott

- Analysis
A struggle over water rights has led to a carrot boycott in California’s Cuyama Valley north of Santa Barbara. The cause of contention is groundwater rights.

UPDATE: Trinity withdraws motion against Prima Wawona

- General News
On November 3, Trinity Fruit Company, Inc. argued that the expedited sale prevents Trinity from receiving payment of $42,790 plus 18 percent annual interest, which it says is guaranteed under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Civil ag lawsuits filed for the Week of November 9, 2023

- Blue Book Services
The following table reflects agricultural-related lawsuits filed in a United States District Court over the last 30 days.

Why the FTC beef with Amazon excludes grocery

- Featured
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon Inc., September 26, alleging that the online retailer is a monopolist that uses anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power.

Marler Clark files lawsuits in frozen strawberries hepatitis outbreak

- General News
The hepatitis A attorneys at Marler Clark, a Seattle based law firm, filed lawsuits against Scenic Fruit Company, LLC (berry grower) and Californica Splendor, Inc. (berry distributor), on behalf of Tanna Mosalsky and Ryan Darrow.

Civil ag lawsuits filed as of August 9, 2023

- Blue Book Services
The following table reflects federal agricultural-related lawsuits filed in a United States District Court for June 2023.

Civil ag lawsuits filed for the Week of July 3, 2023

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The following table reflects agricultural-related lawsuits filed in a United States District Court over the last 30 days.

Marler Clark files second case in Cyclospora outbreak

- General News
The Cyclospora attorneys at Marler Clark have filed the second lawsuit in a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 210 individuals in 22 states.

Marler Clark files first lawsuit in cyclospora outbreak

- General News
The Cyclospora attorneys at Marler Clark have filed the first lawsuit in a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 210 individuals in 22 states.