Case Law Index
International Agricultural Trade
January 1, 2002 - March 1, 2011
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving international agricultural trade that were decided on or after January 1, 2002. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.
The "Text" link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion; the "Summary" link goes to a summary of the opinion written by the National Agricultural Law Center staff.
SUPREME COURT
Granholm v. Heald, 544 U.S. 460, 476 (U.S. 2005) ("farm winery" license) Text
U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Nat. Fisheries Inst. v. U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Prot., 714 F. Supp.2d 1231 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2010) (bonding requirement on importers of shrimp products) Text
GVD Food Co. v. United States, No. 09-00157, 2010 WL 3421963 (Ct. Int'l Trade Sept. 1, 2010) (antidumping order covering fish fillets from Vietnam)
Fischer S.A. Comercio, Industria & Agricultura v. United States, 700 F. Supp. 2d 1364 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2010) (antidumping duty order) Text
Amanda Foods (Vietnam) Ltd. v. United States, 714 F.Supp.2d 1282 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2010) (antidumping; shrimp) Text
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co. v. United States, 675 F.Supp.2d 1320 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2010) (challenging antidumping duty order) Text
Amanda Foods (Vietnam) Ltd. v. United States, 647 F.Supp.2d 1368 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2009) (antidumping; valuation of shrimp) Text
Vinh Quang Fisheries Corp. v. United States, 637 F.Supp.2d 1352 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2009) (valuation of unprocessed fish waste) Text
Catfish Farmers of Am. v. United States, 641 F.Supp.2d 1362 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2009) (remanding to redetermining calculation of net price) Text
Nat'l Fisheries Inst., Inc. v. U.S. Bureau of Customs & Border Prot., 2009 WL 2599876 (Ct. Int'l Trade, 2009) (setting aside bond determination; bond for shrimp importers) Text
Taian Ziyang Food Co. v. United States, 637 F.Supp.2d 1093 (Ct. Int'l Trade, 2009) (antidumping duty; factors of production in fresh garlic) Text
Hacker v. U.S. Sec'y of Agric., No. 047-00008, 2009 WL 1726369 (Ct. Int'l Trade June 19, 2009) (denial of trade adjustment assistance benefits)
S. Shrimp Alliance v. United States, 617 F.Supp.2d 1334 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2009) (claim of improper distribution of CDSOA funds) Text
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co. v. United States, 617 F.Supp.2d 1281 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2009) (challenging administrative review of antidumping duty on fresh garlic from China) Text
Allied Pac. Food (Dalian) Co. v. United States, 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 130 (Ct. Int'l Trade Dec. 22, 2008) (antidumping duty investigation)
Colin Greenhouses v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 52 (Ct. Int'l Trade May 20, 2008) (trade adjustment assistance benefits)
Gilda Indus., Inc. v. United States, 556 F. Supp. 2d 1366 (Ct. Int'l Trade May 14, 2008) (importer's duties) Text
Pat Huval Rest. & Oyster Bar, Inc. v. United States, 547 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (Ct. Int'l Trade March 3, 2008) (affected domestic producers list) Text
Dus & Derrick, Inc. v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 17 (Ct. Int'l Trade Feb. 6, 2008) (trade adjustment assistance benefits)
Tropicana Prods. v. United States, 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 16 (Ct. Int'l Trade Feb. 5, 2008) (causation of injury to the domestic industry)
Dorsey v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 13 (Ct. Int'l Trade January 25, 2008) (trade adjustment assistance benefits reconsidered)
Seafood Exps. Ass'n of India v. United States, 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 7 (Ct. Int'l Trade Jan. 18, 2008) (notice pertaining to the bond directive)
Den Hoed v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 2008 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 6 (Ct. Int'l Trade Jan. 16, 2008) (trade adjustment assistance benefits)
Anderson v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 493 F. Supp. 2d 1288 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (trade adjustment assistance benefits approved) Text
O'Toole v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 471 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (trade adjustment assistance benefits denied) Text
Valley Fresh Seafood, Inc. v. United States, 30 Int'l Trade Rep. (BNA) 1121 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (administrative review of an antidumping duty order contested)
Avecia, Inc. v. United States, 483 F. Supp. 2d 1251 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (protest jurisdiction) Text
Native Fed'n of the Madre De Dios River & Tributaries v. Bozovich Timber Prods., 491 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (Endangered Species Act (ESA) Text
Lady Kim T. Inc. v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 491 F. Supp. 2d 1366 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (trade adjustment assistance) Text
PS Chez Sidney, L.L.C. v. United States ITC, 502 F. Supp. 2d 1318 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (First Amendment claims) Text
Nevinnomysskiy Azot v. United States, 29 Int'l Trade Rep. (BNA) 2352 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (revocation of antidumping duty) Text
Jinan Yipin Corp. v. United States, 526 F. Supp. 2d 1347 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (antidumping duty order) Text
Crawfish Processors Alliance v. United States, 30 Int'l Trade Rep. (BNA) 1159 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (dumping margin)
Cricket Hosiery, Inc. v. United States, 429 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (First Amendment) Text
Native Fed'n of the Madre De Dios River & Tributaries v. Bozovich Timber Prods., 491 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (environmentalists asserted violation of CITES) Text
Canadian Wheat Bd. v. United States, 491 F. Supp. 2d 1234 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (exception from liquidation of importer's entries) Text
PAM, S.p.A. v. United States, 495 F. Supp. 2d 1360 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (antidumping administrative review) Text
Allied Pac. Food (Dalian) Co. v. United States, 435 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (final antidumping less-than-fair-value determination) Text
Wooten v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 441 F. Supp. 2d 1253 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (trade adjustment assistance) Text
Nat'l Fisheries Inst., Inc. v. United States Bureau of Customs & Border Prot., 465 F. Supp. 2d 1300 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (imposition of rigorous continuous bond requirements) Text
Selivanoff v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 28 Int'l Trade Rep. (BNA) 2085 (Ct. Int'l Trade July 25, 2006) (trade adjustment assistance cash benefits denied)
Lady Kelly, Inc. v. United States Secy. of Agric., 427 F. Supp. 2d 1171 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (trade adjustment assistance) Text
Cabana v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 427 F. Supp. 2d 1232 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (trade adjustment assistance (TAA) benefits) Text
Than Viet Do v. United States Secretary of Agriculture, 427 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (Trade Adjustment Assistance) Text | Summary
Desert Glory, Ltd. v. United States, 368 F. Supp. 2d 1334 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (antidumping investigation notice) Text | Summary
Hontex Enters. v. United States, 29 C.I.T. 1096 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (antidumping duty rate for two foreign exporters) Text
Nufarm America's, Inc. v. United States, 29 C.I.T. 1317, 1318 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (imposition of duties on merchandise imported under duty deferral programs) Text
Tao Van Trinh v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 29 C.I.T. 1058 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (trade adjustment assistance benefits) Text
Ingman v. United States Sec'y of Agric., 29 C.I.T. 1123 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (trade adjustment assistance benefits)
Int'l Labor Rights Fund v. United States, 29 C.I.T. 1050 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (imported cocoa produced by forced child labor) Text
Int'l Custom Prods. v. United States, 29 C.I.T. 617 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (imposition of a rate advance contested) Text
An Giang Agriculture and Food Import Export Company v. United States, 350 F.Supp.2d 1162 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2004) (Dep't of Commerce statutory authority) Text | Summary
Huaiyang Hongda Dehydrated Vegetable Co. v. United States, 28 C.I.T. 1944 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2004) (administrative review of the antidumping order)
Lincoln Gen. Ins. Co. v. United States, 28 C.I.T. 931 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2004) (administrative review of the antidumping order) Text
Pillsbury Co. v. United States, 28 C.I.T. 1418 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2004) (U.S. Harmonized Tariff Sched. classification) Text
Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Prods. Co. v. United States, 28 C.I.T. 578 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2004) (administrative review of the antidumping order) Text
Pillsbury Co. v. United States, 27 C.I.T. 1628 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2003) (drawback claims) Text
Former Emples. of Galey & Lord Indus. v. Chao, 26 C.I.T. 806 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (trade adjustment assistance) Text
Orleans Int'l v. United States, 26 C.I.T. 543 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985) Text
Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. (30) v. United States Doc, 26 C.I.T. 494 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (review of antidumping duty) Text
Ocean Harvest Wholesale, Inc. v. United States, 26 C.I.T. 358 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (first administrative review of the antidumping duty)
Kanematsu United States v. United States, 26 C.I.T. 137 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (agricultural use classifies the subject merchandise under Harmonized Tariff Sched. of the United States) Text
Pac. Giant Inc. v. United States, 26 C.I.T. 894 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2002) (antidumping duty order) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Lluberes v. Uncommon Productions, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 3245283 (D. Mass Aug. 16, 2010) (working conditions of Haitian sugarcane laborers) Text
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Litig., 382 F. Supp. 2d 221 (D. Mass. 2004) (antitrust claims) Text
Harvey v. Veneman, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18162 (D. Me. Oct. 10, 2003) (organic labeling) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 613 F.3d 76 (2d Cir. 2010) (importation of solid wood packing material) Text
Boyd v. AWB Ltd., 544 F. Supp. 2d 236 (D.N.Y. 2008) (monopoly on wheat sold to Iraq) Text
NRDC, Inc. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40644 (D.N.Y. 2007) (environmental impact)
THIRD CIRCUIT
Intercitrus v. United States Dep't of Agric., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15427 (D. Pa. 2002) (import suspension order)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
Int'l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Johanns, 473 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D.D.C. 2007) (genetically engineered (GE) varieties of grasses) Text
Md. Port Admin. v. Premier Auto. Servs. (In re Premier Auto. Servs.), 343 B.R. 501 (Bankr. D. Md. 2006) (bankruptcy and new lease) Text
Hawai'i Orchid Growers Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Agric., 436 F. Supp. 2d 45 (D.D.C. 2006) (Endangered Species Act challenged) Text
Banks v. Veneman, 402 F. Supp. 2d 43, 44 (D.D.C. 2005) (labor discrimination claims) Text
Int'l Labor Rights Fund v. Bush, 357 F. Supp. 2d 204 (D.D.C. 2004) (imported cocoa produced by forced child labor) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Piazza's Seafood World, LLC v. Odom, 448 F.3d 744 (5th Cir. 2006) (state labeling statute) Text | Summary
Pat Huval's Fisherman Wharf v. ITC, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62678 (D. La. 2006) ("the Byrd Amendment")
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Caviar v. United States Fish & Wildlife Servs., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100878 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 15, 2008) (exhaustion of administrative remedies)
Mich. Pork Producers Ass'n v. Veneman, 348 F.3d 157 (6th Cir. 2003) (First Amendment) Text
Dailey v. Veneman, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24623 (6th Cir. Ohio Dec. 3, 2002) (plant and meat inspectation)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Nat'l Foreign Trade Council, Inc. v. Giannoulias, 523 F. Supp. 2d 731, 735 (N.D. Ill. 2007) (humanitarian exception for exports of ag. products to Sudan) Text
Caterpillar Inc. v. Telescan Techs., L.L.C., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3477 (D. Ill. 2002) (trademark)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Schoenbaum v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24630 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 27, 2008) (monopoly)
Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. Miller, 241 F. Supp. 2d 978 (S.D. Iowa 2003) (facial discrimination against foreign interests) Text
S.D. Farm Bureau v. Hazeltine, 2002 F.Supp.2d 1020 (D.S.D. 2002) (exclusion of foreign corporations from business) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Delano Farms Co. v. Cal. Table Grape Comm'n, 546 F. Supp. 2d 859 (E.D. Cal. March 28, 2008) (First Amendment) Text
Earth Island Inst. v. Hogarth, 484 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. Cal. 2007) (fishery effects on dolphin conservation) Text
Cactus Corner, LLC v. United States Dep't. of Agric., 450 F.3d 428 (9th Cir. Cal. 2006) (import permission) Text
United States ex rel. Huangyan Imp. & Exp. Corp v. Nature's Farm Prods., 370 F. Supp. 2d 993 (D. Cal. 2005) (falsification of products' country of origin) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. USDA, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 17360 (9th Cir. 2005) (import ban Final Rule determination) Text
In re Wash. State Apple Adver. Comm'n, 257 F. Supp. 2d 1290, 1293 (E.D. Wash. 2003) (collection assessments) Text
United States v. Pac. Mar. Ass'n, 229 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (D. Cal. 2002) (lockout affected the maritime industry) Text
Charter v. United States Dep't of Agric., 230 F. Supp. 2d 1121 (D. Mont. 2002) (maintenance and expansion of existing beef markets) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
U.S. Ex rel. Bahrani v. ConAgra, Inc., 624 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 2010) (fraudulent alteration of USDA export certificates for meat products) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Osorio v. Dole Food Company, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 713 (11th Cir. January 5, 2009) (recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment)
United States v. Norris, 452 F.3d 1275 (11th Cir. 2006) (CITES sentencing) Text | Summary
United States v. Panhandle Trading, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53698 (D. Fla. 2006) (false labeling)
Aldana v. Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc., 416 F.3d 1242 (11th Cir. Fla. 2005) (labor dispute) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
Nat'l Corn Growers Ass'n v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 266 (C.A. D.C. 2010) (EPA ban of carbofuran on domestic and imported food) Text
Am. Cargo Transp. v. Natsios, 429 F. Supp. 2d 139 (D.D.C. 2006) (contract to a foreign flag ship) Text
Castlewood Prods. v. Norton, 361 U.S. App. D.C. 151 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (Endangered Species Act) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Hacker v. United States, 613 F.3d 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (denial of application for trade adjustment assistance cash benefits) Text
Aectra Ref. & Mktg., Inc. v. United States, 565 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (untimely claim for drawback on import fees) Text
Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance v. United States, 517 F.3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. February 25, 2008) (NAFTA Implementation Act) Text
Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Comm. v. United States, 515 F.3d 1372 (Fed. Cir. February 15, 2008) (antidumping investigation and the final scope determination) Text
Bourdeau Bros. v. ITC, 444 F.3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (trademarks) Text
Steen v. United States, 468 F.3d 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ("trade adjustment assistance" cash benefit) Text
Gilda Indus. v. United States, 446 F.3d 1271 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (USTR's compilation and administration of WTO retaliation list challenged) Text
Zhejiang Native Produce & Animal By-Products Imp. & Exp. Corp. v. United States, 432 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (retroactive antidumping duty) Text
Grandits v. United States, 66 Fed. Cl. 519 (Fed. Cl. 2005) (liability for overtime)
Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. v. United States, 322 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (dumping duty margin) Text
In re Les Halles de Paris J.V., 334 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (diceptive trademark) Text
Defenders of Wildlife v. Hogarth, 330 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (challenging administrative determinations) Text
Orleans Int'l, Inc. v. United States, 334 F.3d 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (Beef Promotion and Research Act) Text
Hohenberg Bros. Co. v. United States, 301 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (harbor maintenance tax (HMT)) Text
CALIFORNIA
Sea Foods Co., Ltd. v. O.M. Foods Co., Ltd., 150 Cal. App. 4th 769 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) (fraud) Text