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Simpson, Blemur Vie for Agriculture Commissioner

As with the other Cabinet races, debates have not been scheduled in the agriculture-commissioner contest and there is scant public polling.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Merger of Sugar Refiners Survives Biden Administration's First Antitrust Suit

U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika found the acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co. by ex-rival U.S. Sugar Corp. doesn't violate Chapter 7 of the Clayton Act. The decision was a win for litigation teams led by Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

$25.5M in Attorney Fees—After Wading Through Millions of Pages of Documents

"Those U.S. consumers who enjoy salmon, and consumers generally, are today better off because of the court's approval of this settlement," said Chris Lebsock, co-lead counsel and a partner at Hausfeld.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

ExxonMobil Attorneys Recover $71M Paid in Settlements of Environmental Lawsuits

Exxon expert witness, attorney Bernard McLaughlin, said, "Exxon faced significant and serious exposure in this case to a very, very large damage award by the jury," the opinion recites.
4 minute read

Law.com

Bayer Scores 5th Consecutive Defense Verdict Over Monsanto's Roundup

The defense verdict, by a jury near Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, is the first trial involving multiple consumers of its Roundup pesticide.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Big Egg Producer Brings On Longtime Outside Counsel as First GC

Versova President J.T. Dean said the company required in-house legal expertise to support its rapid growth.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Appeals Court Revives Pandemic Price-Gouging Lawsuit Against Nation's Largest Egg Producer

On every plaintiff claim and defendant affirmative defense, the First District found it could not reach conclusions on fact issues because the record was so sparse.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Sullivan & Cromwell Scores International Arbitration Win for Bayer Over Assets Sold to BASF

BASF paid €7.4 billion to purchase several assets carved out of Bayer's crop science business. Last week an arbitration panel at the ICC turned back BASF's claims that Bayer hadn't properly disclosed certain costs for the divested businesses, including for personnel.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Forced Labor in Supply Chain: A Primer for Agricultural Interests and Other Companies in S. Fla.

U.S. Customs is the federal agency with primary border authority to ensure compliant imports into the United States. CBP's decision to locate its agricultural brain trust in South Florida could take on increased importance as new laws to ban imports made with forced labor (including tomatoes) take effect this summer.
8 minute read

Law.com

First Roundup Trial With Multiple Plaintiffs Opens in Monsanto's Backyard

The trial, in Missouri, is the first since Bayer, which owns Monsanto, lost three potential appeals about Roundup, including two before the U.S. Supreme Court.
5 minute read

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