Case Law Index
Pesticide Regulation

January 1, 1995 - March 1, 2011

This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving pesticide regulation that were decided on or after January 1, 1995. 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


BASF Corp. v. Peterson, 127 S. Ct. 579 (2006)

Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 544 U.S. 431 (2005)  Text   |    Summary

Bourne ex rel. Bourne v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 543 U.S. 917 (2004)   Summary



FIRST CIRCUIT


Brunault v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., No. Civ.A.00-30059-FHF, 2002 WL 32538419 (D.Mass. Sept. 24, 2002)   Summary

United States v. Tropical Fruit, S.E., 96 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D. P.R. 2000) (use of pesticides in violation of CERCLA)   Text

In re Dupont-Benlate Litig., 877 F. Supp. 779 (D. P.R. 1995) (breach of express and implied warranties, hidden defects of the fungicide)  Text



SECOND CIRCUIT


Natural Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. 09 Civ. 4317(DLC), 2010 WL 431885 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2010) (claims of violations by EPA in conditional approval of pesticide)  Text

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 461 F.3d 164 (2nd Cir. 2006)  Text

Fox v. Cheminova, Inc., 387 F.Supp. 2d 160 (E.D.N.Y. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

W. Harlem Envtl. Action v. EPA, 380 F.Supp. 2d 289 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Orkins v. Spartan Chem. Co., No. Civ. 1:04CV49, 2005 WL 1661961 (D.Vt. July 14, 2005)   Summary

No Spray Coal. v. City of New York, No. 00 Civ. 5395(GBD), 2005 WL 1354041 (S.D.N.Y. June 8, 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., No. 01 Civ. 4307(PKC), 2004 WL 1907311 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2004)   Summary

New York v. EPA, 350 F.Supp. 2d 429 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., 326 F.Supp. 2d 443 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

In re ""Agent Orange'' Prod. Liab. Litig., 304 F.Supp. 2d 404 (E.D.N.Y. 2004)  Text

Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., No. 01 Civ. 4307(PKC), 2004 WL 1348932 (S.D.N.Y. June 16, 2004)   Summary

No Spray Coal. v. City of New York, 351 F.3d 602 (2nd Cir. 2003)  Text

Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., 255 F.Supp. 2d 219 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)  Text

Fox v. Cheminova, Inc., 213 F.R.D. 113 (E.D.N.Y. 2003)   Summary

No Spray Coal. v. City of New York, No. 00 Civ.5395 JSM, 2002 WL 31682387 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Altman v. Town of Amherst, 47 Fed. Appx. 62 (2nd Cir. 2002)   Summary

Terminix Int'l Co. v. Rocque, 210 F.Supp. 2d 97 (D.Conn. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Plourde v. Gladstone, 69 Fed. App'x 485 (2nd Cir. 2003)   Summary

Plourde v. Gladstone, 190 F.Supp. 2d 708 (D.Vt. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

No Spray Coalition, Inc. v. City of New York, 252 F.3d 148 (2d Cir. 2001) (whether city's spraying of insecticides violated RCRA)   Text

No Spray Coal., Inc. v. City of New York, 00 CIV. 5395 (JSM), 2000 WL 1401458 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 25, 2000) (whether city's spraying of insecticides violated CWA and RCRA)

Mainline Tractor & Equip. Co., Inc. v. Nutrite Corp., 937 F. Supp. 1095 (D. Vt. 1996) (crop damage action)   Text

Uniroyal Chem. Co. v. Drexel Chem. Co., 931 F. Supp. 132 (D. Conn. 1996) (challenging ownership of prior research studies)  Text



THIRD CIRCUIT


Indian Brand Farms v. Novartis Crop Protection, 617 F.2d 207 (3rd.Cir. 2010) (damage to plants due to reaction with fungicides)  Text

Pritchard v. Dow Agro Sciences, 705 F.Supp.2d 471, 2010 WL 936767 (W.D. Pa. 2010) (motion to exclude expert testimony in pesticide case)  Text

Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., No. 99-2118, 2007 WL 4571087 (D.N.J. Dec. 20, 2007) (FIFRA preemption of state damage claims)   Summary

Mangan v. Brierre, Civil Action No. 06-3204, 2007 WL 475820 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 9, 2007)  Text

Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 460 F.3d 483 (3rd Cir. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

FMC Corp. v. Control Solutions, Inc., 369 F.Supp. 2d 539 (E.D. Pa. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Nat'l Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. Civ. RDB 03-2444, 2005 WL 1241904 (D.Md. May 24, 2005)

Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 278 F.Supp. 2d 390 (D.N.J. 2003)  Text

Sultan Chemists, Inc. v. EPA, 281 F.3d 73 (3rd Cir. 2002)  Text   |    Summary



FOURTH CIRCUIT


Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv., No. 09-1968, 2011 WL 711855 (4th Cir. March 2, 2011) (biological opinion of agency regarding pesticide safety is subject to review by District Court)

Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv., 638 F.Supp.2d 508 (D. Md. 2009) (jurisdiction of federal courts to hear FIFRA actions)  Text

Rogers v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. 4:06CV00015, 2006 WL 3147393 (W.D. Va. Oct. 31, 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 444 F.Supp. 2d 435 (M.D.N.C. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 439 F.Supp. 2d 458 (M.D.N.C. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Oxley v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Civil No. 1:06CV60, 2006 WL 1642152 (W.D.N.C. June 12, 2006)   Summary

Bourne ex rel. Bourne v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 85 Fed. App'x 964 (4th Cir. 2004)   Summary

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 222 F.R.D. 271 (M.D.N.C. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Marsh v. W.R. Grace & Co., 80 Fed. App'x 883 (4th Cir. 2003)   Summary

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 202 F.Supp. 2d 437 (M.D.N.C. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

S. States Coop. Inc. v. I.S.P. Co., 198 F.Supp. 2d 807 (N.D.W.Va. 2002)  Text   |    Summary



FIFTH CIRCUIT


Tex. Grain Storage, Inc. v. Monsanto, Inc., No. SA-07-CA-673-OG, 2008 WL 2570530 (W.D. Tex. June 26, 2008) (antitrust claim against Monsanto)

Dawson Farms, LLC v. BASF Corp, No. 06-0737, 2008 WL 2222214 (W.D. La. May 16, 2008) (product's liability claim against pesticide manufacturer)

Sigma Coatings USA B.V. v. Sigmakalon B.V., Civil Action No. 06-2850, 2006 WL 2548259 (E.D. La. Aug. 31, 2006)   Summary

C.C. Prine v. BASF Corp., Civil Action No. 06-0966, 2006 WL 2294822 (M.D. La. Aug. 7, 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Morgan v. Powe Timber Co., 367 F.Supp. 2d 1032 (S.D. Miss. 2005)  Text

W. Tex. Agriplex v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. Civ.A. 5:03-CV-199-C, 2004 WL 1515122 (N.D. Tex. July 7, 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. v. Bates, No. Civ.A. 5:01-CV-331-C, 2003 WL 22660741 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 14, 2003)

Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. v. Bates, 332 F.3d 323 (5th Cir. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Bayer Corp. v. Custom School Frames, L.L.C., 259 F.Supp. 2d 503 (E.D. La. 2003)  Text

Doe v. Veneman, 230 F.Supp. 2d 739 (W.D. Tex. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Dow AgroSciences, L.L.C. v. Bates, 205 F.Supp. 2d 623 (N.D. Tex. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Fanguy v. Eastover Country Club L.L.C., No. Civ.A. 01-3778, 2002 WL 31729481 (E.D. La. Dec. 2, 2002)   Summary

Barrette v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. Civ.A. 02-1677, 2002 WL 31365598 (E.D. La. Oct. 18, 2002)

Fanguy v. Eastover Country Club L.L.C., No. Civ.A. 01-3778, 2002 WL 1888901 (E.D. La. Aug. 16, 2002)

Agrosciences v. Bates, No. CIV.A. 5:01-CV-331-C, 2002 WL 1205143 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2002)   Summary

Delgado v. Shell Oil Co., 231 F.3d 165 (5th Cir. 2000) (personal injuries due to exposure to nematocide while working on farms in 23 foreign countries)   Text

Hart v. Bayer Corp., 199 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2000) (breach of implied warranty of merchantability, misrepresentations)   Text

Andrus v. Agrevo USA Co., 178 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 1999) (crop damage action)   Text

Andrus v. Agrevo USA Co., 4:97CV22-EMB, 1998 WL 34024162 (N.D. Miss. Sept. 18, 1998) (crop damage action)

Deshotel v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., 969 F. Supp. 397 (W.D. La. 1997) (label-based claims of failure to warn of known defect)   Text

Delgado v. Shell Oil Co., 890 F. Supp. 1324 (S.D. Tex. 1995) (personal injuries due to exposure to nematocide while working on farms in 23 foreign countries)  Text



SIXTH CIRCUIT


Nat'l Cotton Council of Am. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 553 F.3d 927 (6th Cir. 2009) (exemption of pesticides from the Clean Water Act)  Text

Essenmacher v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 216 Fed. App'x 521 (6th Cir. 2007)   Summary

Essenmacher v. Orkin Exterminating Co., No. 00-CV-74094-DT, 2006 WL 760320 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 23, 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Perry v. Se. Boll Weevil Eradication Found., 154 Fed. App'x 467 (6th Cir. 2005)   Summary

Morgan v. Hardeman County, No. 01-1043, 2002 WL 1397256 (W.D. Tenn. Feb. 12, 2002)

Gooch v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 40 F. Supp. 2d 863 (W.D. Ky. 1999) (crop damage action)  Text



SEVENTH CIRCUIT


Clifford v. Crop Production Servs., Inc., 627 F.3d 268 (7th Cir. 2010) (negligence claim against supplier of herbicides for crop loss after use of herbicides)  Text

United States v. Wabash Valley Serv. Co., No. 05 CR 40029 JPG, 2006 WL 3526704 (S.D. Ill. June 8, 2006)   Summary

United States v. Wabash Valley Serv. Co., 426 F.Supp. 2d 835 (S.D. Ill. 2006)  Text

Croplife Am., Inc. v. City of Madison, 373 F.Supp. 2d 905 (W.D. Wis. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Hunt v. Unknown Chem. Mfr. No. One, No. IP02-389CMS, 2003 WL 23101798 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 5, 2003)   Summary

LeVake v. Zawistowski, No. 02-C-0657-C, 2003 WL 23200367 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 10, 2003)   Summary

LeVake v. Zawistowski, No. 02-C-0657-C, 2003 WL 23170803 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 15, 2003)

In re StarLink Corn Prod. Liab. Litig., 212 F.Supp. 2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Hainlen v. Atofina Chemicals, Inc., IP 00-1689-C H/K, 2001 WL 1781922 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 21, 2001) (crop damage action)

Seegers v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, 997 F. Supp. 1124 (N.D. Ind. 1998) (crop damage action)  Text

Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 131 F.3d 656 (7th Cir. Wis. 1997) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 960 F. Supp. 1378 (E.D. Wis. 1997) (crop damage action)   Text

Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 913 F. Supp. 1236 (E.D. Wis. 1996) (crop damage action)  Text

Murray v. Commonwealth Edison, 905 F. Supp. 512 (N.D. Ill. 1995) (jurisdiction of federal courts to hear FIFRA actions)   Text



EIGHTH CIRCUIT


Pierce v. Fremar, LLC, No. 09-4066-KES, 2010 WL 5172883 (D. S.D. Dec. 14, 2010) (liability for accidental pesticide application and destruction of winter wheat)

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Universal Crop Prot. Alliance, 620 F.3d 926 (8th Cir. 2010) (pollution exclusion in insurance policy relieved insurer of obligation to defend suit for crop destruction)  Text

Voss v. Saint Martin Coop., No. 09-3239, 2010 WL 2035804 (8th Cir. May 25, 2010) (FIFRA provides no private right of action)  Text

K.C.1986 Ltd. P'ship v. Reade Mfg., 472 F.3d 1009 (8th Cir. 2007)  Text   |    Summary

Braun v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. Civ.04-1007, 2006 WL 290552 (D.S.D. Feb. 7, 2006)

Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co., 418 F.3d 883 (8th Cir. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Hardin v. BASF Corp., 397 F.3d 1082 (8th Cir. 2005) (preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co., 338 F.Supp. 2d 974 (S.D. Iowa 2004) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Home Pest & Termite Control, Inc. v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. 8:02CV406, 2004 WL 240556 (D.Neb. Feb. 6, 2004)

Hardin v. BASF Corp., 290 F.Supp. 2d 964 (E.D. Ark. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Dahlman Farms, Inc. v. FMC Corp., 240 F.Supp. 2d 1012 (D.Minn. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Netland v. Hess & Clark, Inc., 284 F.3d 895 (8th Cir. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Stenehjem v. Whitman, A3-00-109, 2001 WL 1708825 (D. N.D. June 20, 2001) (lack of court's jurisdiction)

Netland v. Hess & Clark, Inc., 140 F. Supp. 2d 1011 (D. Minn. 2001) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Friedlein v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., 68 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (N.D. Iowa 1999) (product liability; crop damage action)   Text

Maynard Co-op. Co. v. Zeneca, Inc., 143 F.3d 1099 (8th Cir. 1998) (losses due to prior application of herbicide)  Text

Mascarenas v. Miles Inc., 986 F. Supp. 582 (W.D. Mo. 1997) (personal injury due to exposure to crop pesticide)   Text

United States v. Saul, 955 F. Supp. 1076 (E.D. Ark. 1996) (using a restricted pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the label)   Text

Bruce v. ICI Ams., 933 F. Supp. 781 (S.D. Iowa 1996) (products liability and contract action against pesticide manufacturer)   Text

United States v. Saul, 955 F. Supp. 1073 (E.D. Ark. 1996) (using restricted use pesticide in manner inconsistent with its labeling)   Text

Welchert v. American Cyanamid, 59 F.3d 69 (8th Cir. Neb. 1995) (products liability action against herbicide manufacturer)  Text



NINTH CIRCUIT


Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. 10-17719, 2011 WL 676187 (9th Cir. Feb 25, 2011) (organic seed business owners did not demonstrate that herbicide-resistant sugar beets posed likelihood of genetic contamination)

Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 088-00484 JSW, 2010 WL 3222482 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2010) (genetically engineered sugar beets)  Text

Ctr. For Biological Diversity v. E.P.A., No. C07-02794 JCS, 2010 WL 2143658 (N.D. Cal. May 17, 2010) (pesticide did not have an effects determination under Endangered Species Act)

Alcala v. Monsanto Co., No. C 08-4828 PJH, 2010 WL 1689113 (N.D. Cal. April 26, 2010) (personal injury suit alleging overexposure to herbicide)

United Farm Workers of Am. v. EPA, 592 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2010) (review of registration of pesticide; lack of court's jurisdiction)  Text

Gowan Co. v. Aceto Agric. Chems., No. CV-09-1124-PHX-JAT, 2009 WL 2028387 (D. Ariz. July 10, 2009) (copyright infringement of pesticide label)  Text

Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1085481 (D. Idaho Apr. 20, 2009) (excluding testimony that pesticide label violated FIFRA)  Text

Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1085490 (D. Idaho Apr. 20, 2009) (motion to exclude expert testimony on pesticide's label)  Text

Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1035261 (D. Idaho Apr. 16, 2009) (exclusion of testimony on re-registration of pesticide)  Text

Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 982153 (D. Idaho Apr. 9, 2009) (motion to exclude evidence on experts in pesticide use)  Text

Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 929053 (D. Idaho Apr. 3, 2009) (motion to exclude pesticide experts)  Text

Pesticide Action Network N. Am. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, No. C 08-1814 MHP, 2008 WL 5130405 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 5, 2008) (challenging the reregistration of four pesticides)  Text

United Farm Workers v. Adm'r, U.S. E.P.A., No. C 07-3950, 2008 WL 3929135 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2008) (review of granting reregistration to pesticide)   Summary

Nw. Coal. for Alternatives to Pesticides v. U.S. E.P.A., 544 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2008) (review of objections raised to pesticide tolerances)  Text   |    Summary

United Farmworkers of Am. v. Adm'r, U.S. E.P.A., No. C04-099RSM, 2008 WL 2117114 (W.D. Wash. May 19, 2008) (challenging denial of reregistration pesticides)

Physicians Comm. for Responsible Medicine v. EPA, No. C 05-04093 CRB, 2006 WL 3000657 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass'n v. Helliker, 463 F.3d 871 (9th Cir. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Wash. Toxics Coal. v. U.S. Dep't of Interior, 457 F.Supp. 2d 1158 (W.D. Wash. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F.Supp. 2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

City of Livingston v. Dow Chem. Co., No. C 05-03262 JSW, 2005 WL 2463916 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005)

City of Oceanside v. Dow Chem. Co., No. C 05-02482 JSW, 2005 WL 2463917 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005)

Montara Water & Sanitary Dist., No. C 05-02480 JSW, 2005 WL 2463918 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005)

City of Alhambra v. Dow Chem. Co., No. C 05-02595 JSW, 2005 WL 2463952 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005)

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Leavitt, No. C 02-01580JSW, 2005 WL 2277030 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2005)

Fairhurst v. Hagener, 422 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2005) (application of pesticide)  Text   |    Summary

Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, 413 F.3d 1024 (9th Cir. 2005)  Text

Adams v. United States, 420 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2005)  Text

Wroncy v. Or. Dep't of Transp., 94 Fed. App'x 559 (9th Cir. 2004)

Davidson v. Arch Chem. Specialty Prod., Inc., 347 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D.Or. 2004)  Text

Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, 357 F.Supp. 2d 1266 (W.D. Wash. 2004)  Text

Starr v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 339 F.Supp. 2d 1097 (D.Or. 2004) (state law claims)  Text   |    Summary

Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass'n v. Helliker, No. CV 02-9781 AHM, 2004 WL 1490376 (C.D. Cal. 2004)  Text

Vanderzanden Farms, L.L.C. v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 323 F.Supp. 2d 1075 (D.Or. 2004)  Text

Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass'n v. Helliker, 319 F.Supp. 2d 1116 (C.D. Cal. 2004)  Text

Matsuura v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 330 F.Supp. 2d 1101 (D.Haw. 2004)  Text

Or. Azaleas, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., 65 Fed. App'x 101 (9th Cir. 2003)

Akee v. Dow Chem. Co., 272 F.Supp. 2d 1112 (D.Haw. 2003)  Text

Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, No. C01-132C, 2002 WL 34213031 (W.D. Wash. July 2, 2002)

Nathan Kimmel, Inc. v. DowElanco, 275 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2002)  Text

League of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. Forsgren, 309 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2002)  Text

Jensen v. Santa Clara County, 32 Fed. App'x 203 (9th Cir. 2002)

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Whitman, C 99-03701 WHA, 2001 WL 1221774 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2001) (challenging EPA's allegedly inadequate regulation of pesticides)

Oregon Azaleas, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., CIV. 00-1348-KI, 2001 WL 34045733 (D. Or. Aug. 20, 2001) (crop damage action)

Headwaters, Inc. v. Talent Irrigation Dist., 243 F.3d 526 (9th Cir. Or. 2001) (whether NPDES' permit was necessary to apply herbicide to irrigation canals)   Text

Ruiz-Guzman v. Amvac Chem. Corp., 243 F.3d 549 (9th Cir. 2000) (personal injury due to exposure to pesticide)

Fuku-Bonsai, Inc. v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 187 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. Haw. 1999) (challenging product liability case settlement)   Text

Taylor AG Indus. v. Pure-Gro, 54 F.3d 555 (9th Cir. Ariz. 1995) (damage to crop caused by application of defoliants)   Text



TENTH CIRCUIT


Diatect Int'l Corp. v. Organic Materials Review Inst., No. 2:05 CV 00465, 2007 WL 752165 (D.Utah Mar. 7, 2007)  Text

Or. Nat'l Res. Council v. Hallock, Civil No. 02-1650-CO, 2006 WL 1142223 (D.Or. Apr. 24, 2006)

Pound v. Airosol Co., 368 F.Supp. 2d 1161 (D.Kan. 2005)  Text

Bayer HealthCare L.L.C. v. Nagrom, Inc., No. Civ.A. 03-2448-KHV, 2004 WL 2216491 (D.Kan. Sept. 7, 2004)  Text

Pound v. Airosol Co., 316 F.Supp. 2d 1079 (D. Kan. 2004)  Text

Anderson v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 262 F.Supp. 2d 1280 (W.D. Okla. 2003)  Text

Cameron v. Navarre Farmers Union Coop. Ass'n, 76 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (D. Kan. 1999) (contamination of groundwater by pesticides, CERCLA)   Text

Koch v. Shell Oil Co., 173 F.R.D. 288 (D. Kan. 1997) (failure to warn case; FIFRA preemption)



ELEVENTH CIRCUIT


Osorio v. Dole Food Co., 665 F.Supp.2d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (non-recognition of foreign judgment; damages from exposure to pesticides)

Bayer CropScience, LP v. Booth, No. Civ.A. 7:04-CV-92, 2005 WL 2138759 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 31, 2005)  Text

Booth v. Bd. of Regents, No. Civ.A. 7:05-CV-34, 2005 WL 2099246 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 30, 2005)

Bayer CropScience, LP v. Booth, No. Civ.A. 7:04-CV-92, 2005 WL 2095765 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 29, 2005)

Oken v. Monsanto Co., 371 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2004)  Text

Green Leaf Nursery v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 341 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 2003)  Text

Fla. Evergreen Foliage v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 336 F.Supp. 2d 1239 (S.D. Fla. 2004)  Text

Raie v. Cheminova, Inc., 336 F.3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2003)  Text

Jacobs v. Osmose, Inc., 213 F.R.D. 607 (S.D. Fla. 2003)

Lowe's Home Ctrs. v. Olin Corp., 313 F.3d 1307 (11th Cir. 2002)  Text

Oken v. Monsanto Co., 218 F.Supp. 2d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2002)  Text

Hughes v. S. States Coop., 180 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (M.D. Ala. 2001) (state law claims arising out of mislabeling of fungicide; preemption)   Text



D.C. CIRCUIT


Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. v. Jackson, No. 09-445 (ESH), 2011 WL 263730 (D.D.C. Jan. 28, 2011) (EPA lacked authority under FIFRA to bring a misbranding action)

Hardin v. Jackson, No. 09-5365, 2010 WL 4260340 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 29, 2010) (challenge of registration of weed control pesticides for rice production containing quinclorac)  Text

Nat'l Corn Growers Ass'n v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 266 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (EPA ban of carbofuran on domestic and imported food)  Text

Nat'l Corn Growers Ass'n v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 266 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (revoking all "tolerances," under FDCA for carbofuran residue)  Text

Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 1131 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (sufficient agency action ripe for review; jurisdiction pursuant to FIFRA  Text

Hardin v. Jackson, 648 F.Supp.2d 42 (D.D.C. 2009) (statute of limitations to challenge pesticide registration)  Text

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. Drexel Chem. Co., 655 F.Supp.2d 54

(D.D.C. 2009) (arbitration under FIFRA)  Text

Hardin v. Jackson, 600 F.Supp.2d 13 (D. D.C. 2009) (intervention by pesticide manufacturer; invalidation of registrations)  Text

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 488 F.3d 1002 (D.C. Cir. May 25, 2007)  Text   |    Summary

Physicians Comm. for Responsible Medicine v. EPA, 451 F.Supp. 2d 223 (D.D.C. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Spray Drift Task Force v. Burlington Bio-Medical Corp., 429 F.Supp. 2d 49 (D.D.C. 2006)  Text

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 422 F.Supp. 2d 105 (D.D.C. 2006)  Text

Beyond Pesticides v. Johnson, 407 F.Supp. 2d 38 (D.D.C. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

SRM Chem. Ltd. v. Fed. Mediation & Concilliation Serv., 355 F.Supp. 2d 373 (D.D.C. 2005)  Text

Gem County Mosquito Abatement Dist. v. EPA, 398 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2005)  Text

SRM Chem. Ltd. v. Fed. Mediation & Concilliation Serv., 355 F.Supp. 2d 373 (D.D.C. 2005)  Text

Beyond Pesticides v. Whitman, 360 F.Supp. 2d 69 (D.D.C. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Beyond Pesticides v. Whitman, 294 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2003)  Text

CropLife Am. v. EPA, 329 F.3d 876 (D.C. Cir. 2003)  Text

San Juan Audubon Soc'y v. Wildlife Serv., 257 F.Supp. 2d 133 (D.D.C. 2003)  Text

Nw. Coal. for Alternatives to Pesticides v. EPA, 254 F.Supp. 2d 125 (D.D.C. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Am. Crop Protection Ass'n v. EPA, 182 F.Supp. 2d 89 (D.D.C. 2002) (non-testifying experts' opinions)  Text   |    Summary

Cheminova A/S v. Griffin L.L.C., 182 F.Supp. 2d 68 (D.D.C. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

San Juan Audubon Soc'y v. Veneman, 153 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. D.C. 2001) (environmental groups' action to enjoin pesticide program)   Text

American Farm Bureau v. United States EPA, 121 F. Supp. 2d 84 (D. D.C. 2000) (pesticide manufacturers did not have standing to challenge EPA's reassessment of tolerances)   Text

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. Browner, 941 F. Supp. 197 (D. D.C. 1996) (challenging EPA's refusal to disclose information about pesticides)   Text



FEDERAL CIRCUIT


Hansen v. United States, 65 Fed. Cl. 76 (Fed. Cl. 2005)



ARIZONA


Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Pratt, 212 P.3d 29 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009) (vicarious liability for negligence of crop duster)  Text   |    Summary

Dillon v. Zeneca Corp., 42 P.3d 598 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Barnes v. Sandoz Crop Protection Corp., 938 P.2d 95 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)  Text



ARKANSAS


FMC Corp. v. Helton, 202 S.W.3d 490 (Ark. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Mangrum v. Pigue, 198 S.W.3d 496 (Ark. 2004)  Text

McCorkle Farms, Inc. v. Thompson, 84 S.W.3d 884 (Ark. Ct. App. 2002) (pesticide drift)  Text   |    Summary



CALIFORNIA


Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., 119 Cal.Rptr.3d 529 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) (negligence and trespass actions against pesticide applicator by organic farmer)  Text

Californians for Pesticide Reform v. California Dep't of Pesticide Regulation, 109 Cal.Rptr.3d 428 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) (challenge under Toxic Air Contaminants Act)  Text

Olson v. Cal. Dep't of Pesticide Regulation, No. F056118, 2009 WL 2517644 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2009) (fine imposed for application of insecticide did not violate state law)  Text

Patterson Flying Serv. v. Cal. Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, 161 Cal. App. 4th 411 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) (review of violations of state pesticide regulations)  Text  | Summary

Turner v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., No. B173622, 2006 WL 1314013 (Cal. Ct. App. May 15, 2006)

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. Helliker, 42 Cal. Rptr. 3d 191 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006)  Text

Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. Helliker, 40 Cal. Rptr. 3d 278 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006)  Text

Brazil v. Sara Lee Corp., No. D045925, 2006 WL 181597 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2006)   Summary

Deltakeeper v. Cal. Dep't of Pesticide Regulation, No. A108922, 2006 WL 75366 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2006)

Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. Cal. Dep't of Pesticide Regulation, 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 393 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. Dep't of Food & Agric., 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 638 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005)  Text   |    Summary

Tudor Ranch, Inc. v. Cal. Dep't of Pesticide Regulation, No. E033994, 2004 WL 2352044 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004)   Summary

EDM Indus., Inc. v. County of Kern, No. F041585, 2004 WL 406983 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 5, 2004)

Smith v. Inland Crop Dusters, Inc., No. F040265, 2003 WL 21235311 (Cal. Ct. App. May 28, 2003)

Neil Bassetti Farms v. Tierra AG Spraying, Inc., No. F040302, 2003 WL 22079510 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 9, 2003)

Sun Valley Packing v. Consep, Inc., 94 Cal. App. 4th 315 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Elrich Farms v. ISK Biosciences Corp., F030908, 2001 WL 1528870 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 30, 2001) (crop damage action)

Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Service, Inc., 22 Cal. 4th 316 (Cal. 2000) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)  Text

Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Service, Inc., 65 Cal. App. 4th 467 (Cal. App. 3d Dist. 1998) (products liability suit against pesticide manufacturer)   Text



FLORIDA


Agrofollajes, S.A. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., 48 So.3d 976 (Fla. Ct. App. 2010) (suit by fern growers against manufacturer of systemic fungicide)

Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, 993 So.2d 1078 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008) (damages caused by pesticide leaking into fishing grounds)<  Text   |    Summary/p>

Palmas Y Bambu, S.A. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc., 881 So.2d 565 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. Aquamar S.A., 881 So.2d 1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Castillo v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 854 So.2d 1264 (Fla. 2003)  Text

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. Desarrollo Indus. 857 So.2d 925 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Sidran v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., 925 So.2d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)  Text

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Castillo, 748 So. 2d 1108 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 3d Dist. 2000) (child's birth defect caused by sprayed fungicide)   Text



GEORGIA


Yancey v. Watkins, Nos. A10A1635, A10A1636, 2011 WL 826817 (Ga. Ct. App. March 9, 2011) (crop-dusting is inherently dangerous activity; farmer can be liable for pilot's negligence)



HAWAII


Exotics Hawaii-Kona, Inc. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 90 P.3d 250 (Haw. 2004)  Text

Kawamata Farms v. United Agri Prods., 948 P.2d 1055 (Haw. 1997) (express warranty claim against pesticide manufacturer; FIFRA preemption)  Text



IDAHO


W. Heritage Ins. Co. v. Green, 54 P.3d 948 (Idaho 2002)  Text

Walker v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 948 P.2d 1123 (Idaho 1997) (crop damage action)  Text



ILLINOIS


Kleiss v. Bozdech, 811 N.E.2d 330 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004) (crop damage action)  Text   |    Summary

Traube v. Freund, 775 N.E.2d 212 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Diehl v. Polo Coop. Ass'n, 766 N.E.2d 317 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Dickman v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., 278 Ill. App. 3d 776 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. 1996) (damage to crop action; FIFRA preemption)  Text

Malone v. American Cyanamid Co., 271 Ill. App. 3d 843 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 1995) (breach of warranty action arising from representations in advertisements)  Text



INDIANA


Byrd v. E.B.B. Farms, 796 N.E.2d 747 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Hottinger v. Trugreen Corp., 665 N.E.2d 593 (Ind. Ct. App. 1996) (personal injuries caused by exposure to herbicide)  Text



IOWA


Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc. v. Rogers, 787 N.W.2d 479 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010) (ineffective chemicals)  Text

T.F. Ltd. v. Am. Cyanamid Co., No. 02-1119, 2004 WL 1259800 (Iowa Ct. App. June 9, 2004)  Text

Dave's Feed Store, Inc. v. Simon, No. LACV 052593, 2003 WL 24141322 (Iowa Dist. Feb. 20, 2003)

Burdock v. Land O'Lakes, Inc., No. 01-1081, 2002 WL 1585676 (Iowa Ct. App. July 19, 2002)   Summary

Marx v. Elkader Coop. Co., No. 01-0287, 2002 WL 663690 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 24, 2002)

Wright v. Cropmate Co., 599 N.W.2d 668 (Iowa 1999) (farmer's claim against herbicide manufacturer; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Ackerman v. American Cyanamid Co., 586 N.W.2d 208 (Iowa 1998) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Schuver v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 546 N.W.2d 610 (Iowa 1996) (action for negligence and strict liability against herbicide manufacturer)   Text

Clubine v. American Cyanamid Co., 534 N.W.2d 385 (Iowa 1995) (products liability action against herbicide manufacturers)  Text



LOUISIANA


Lake Bistineau Preservation Soc'y, Inc. v. Seales, 922 So.2d 768 (La. Ct. App. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Roche v. Jefferson Davis Elec. Coop., 922 So.2d 759 (La. Ct. App. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

State v. Smith, 907 So.2d 192 (La. Ct. App. 2005)  Text

Kovac v. Spraymax, Inc., 911 So.2d 934 (La. Ct. App. 2005)  Text

Wood v. Becnel, 840 So.2d 1225 (La. Ct. App. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

West v. G & H Seed Co., 832 So.2d 274 (La. Ct. App. 2002)  Text

Hopkins v. American Cyanamid Co., 674 So. 2d 1042 (La. Ct. App. May 8, 1996) (products liability, FIFRA preemption)  Text

Hopkins v. American Cyanamid Co., 666 So. 2d 615 (La. 1996) (claim against insecticide manufacturer for damage to crops)   Text

Hopkins v. American Cyanamid Co., 653 So. 2d 196 (La. Ct. App. 1995) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)  Text



MASSACHUSETTS


M. Huberman, Inc. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc., CA 9205248A, 1995 WL 1316052 (Mass. Super. Oct. 26, 1995) (breach of implied and express warranties; damage to crop)



MICHIGAN


Densmore v. Schultz, No. 226904, 2002 WL 991728 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002)



MINNESOTA


Peterson v. BASF Corp., 711 N.W.2d 470 (Minn. 2006)  Text   |    Summary

Anderson v. State, 693 N.W.2d 181 (Minn. 2005) (allowable state law claims)  Text   |    Summary

Peterson v. BASF Corp., 675 N.W.2d 57 (Minn. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Anderson v. State, 674 N.W.2d 748 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004)  Text   |    Summary

State v. Messer, No. C5-02-1461, 2003 WL 21961366 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 15, 2003)

Peterson v. BASF Corp., 657 N.W.2d 853 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)  Text   |    Summary

Peterson v. BASF Corp., 618 N.W.2d 821 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000) (alleging marketing of two identical herbicides was fraudulent)   Text



MISSOURI


Tidball v. A.G. Serv. Ctr., 75 S.W.3d 850 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002)  Text

M & H Enterprises v. Tri-State Delta Chemicals, Inc., 35 S.W.3d 899 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

M & H Enterprises v. Tri-State Delta Chemicals, Inc., 984 S.W.2d 175 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)  Text



MONTANA


McAlpine v. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., 16 P.3d 1054 (Mont. 2000) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

McAlpine v. Rhone-Poulenc Agric. Co., 947 P.2d 474 (Mont. 1997) (product liability action against manufacturer of herbicide; failure to warn)   Text

Pfeifer v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 258 Neb. 756 (Neb. 2000) (breach of warranty claim; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Hoelck v. ICI Americas, Inc, 584 N.W.2d 52 (Neb. Ct. App. 1998) (personal injury suit against employer and manufacturer of insecticide)   Text

Ackles v. Luttrell, 252 Neb. 273, 275 (Neb. 1997) (personal injury; failure-to-warn; FIFRA preemption)  Text



NEBRASKA


Eyl v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 650 N.W.2d 744 (Neb. 2002)  Text   |    Summary



NEW YORK


Vill. of Lacona v. State, Dep't of Agric. & Mkts., 51 A.D.3d 1319 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (state law preemption of local pesticide ban)  Text

Restrepo v. Rockland Corp., 38 A.D.3d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)  Text   |    Summary

Lewin v. County of Suffolk, 18 A.D.3d 621 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)  Text

Blue Lawn, Inc. v. County of Westchester, 293 A.D.2d 532 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Nature's Trees, Inc. v. County of Suffolk, 293 A.D.2d 543 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Nature's Trees, Inc. v. County of Nassau, 293 A.D.2d 544 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

N.Y. State Lawncare Ass'n v. County of Albany, 292 A.D.2d 719 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

State v. Fermenta ASC Corp., 238 A.D.2d 400 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (alleging public and private nuisance and trespass)   Text



NORTH CAROLINA


In re N. Carolina Pesticide Bd. File, 509 S.E.2d 165 (N.C. 1998) (aerial application of pesticides)   Text



NORTH DAKOTA


Pratt v. Altendorf, 692 N.W.2d 115 (N.D. 2005)  Text



OHIO


I.G.H. II, Inc. v. Selective Ins. Co. of S.C., No. WD-06-058, 2007 WL 1378379 (Ohio Ct. App. May 11, 2007)  Text

Temple v. Fence One, Inc., No. 85703, 2005 WL 3436354 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 15, 2005)  Text

Squires v. Luckey Farmers, Inc., No. OT-03-046, 2004 WL 2072453 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 17, 2004)  Text   |    Summary

Johnson v. Monsanto Co., No. 11-02-02, 2002 WL 2030889 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2002)

Farmers Comm'n Co. v. Cupp, No. 1-01-122, 2002 WL 235360 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 15, 2002)



OKLAHOMA


Brown v. Rocky Farmers Coop., 118 P.3d 214 (Okla. Civ. App. 2005)  Text



OREGON


Hale v. Kemp, 184 P.3d 1185 (Or. Ct. App. 2008) (attorney's fees)   Text

Brown v. Chas. H. Lilly Co., 985 P.2d 846 (Or. Ct. App. 1999) (personal injuries suffered as a result of exposure to herbicide)  Text



PENNSYLVANIA


Carll v. Terminix Int'l Co., 793 A.2d 921 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002)  Text



SOUTH DAKOTA


Eide v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 542 N.W.2d 769 (S.D. 1996) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text



TENNESSEE


Wylie v. Farmers Fertilizer & Seed Co., No. W2002-01227-COA-R9-CV, 2003 WL 21998408 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2003)

Burton v. Warren Farmers Coop., 129 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)  Text

Hughes v. Tennessee Seeds, 970 S.W.2d 471 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997) (crop loss caused by application of herbicide; FIFRA preemption)   Text



TEXAS


Davis v. Jordan, 305 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App. 2010) (pesticide drift liability)  Text

Parker v. Three Rivers Flying Serv., Inc., 220 S.W.3d 160 (Tex. App. 2007)  Text

Parker v. Tex. Boll Weevil Eradication Found., Inc., No. 11-04-00085-CV, 2005 WL 309562(Tex. App. Feb. 10, 2005)

Ranger Ins. Co. v. Ward, 107 S.W.3d 820 (Tex. App. 2003)  Text

Am. Cyanamid Co. v. Geye, 79 S.W.3d 21 (Tex. 2002)  Text   |    Summary

Geye v. American Cyanamid Co., 32 S.W.3d 916 (Tex. App. 2000) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Foust v. Estate of Walters ex rel. Walters, 21 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App. 2000) (damage to crop allegedly caused by herbicide drift)  Text

Cole v. Central Valley Chems., Inc., 9 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. App. 1999) (crop damage action; negligent misrepresentation)   Text

Ward v. Ne. Texas Farmers Co-op. Elevator, 909 S.W.2d 143 (Tex. App. 1995) (products liability action against nonmanufacturing sellers of restricted-use herbicides)   Text

Quest Chem. Corp. v. Elam, 898 S.W.2d 819 (Tex. 1995) (state law strict liability claim; FIFRA preemption)   Text



VERMONT


John Larkin, Inc. v. Marceau, 2008 VT 61 (Vt. 2008) (no trespass by farmer spraying pesticides)  Text



WASHINGTON


Mendoza v. State, 135 Wash. App. 1026 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006) (negligent application of pesticide)  Text   |    Summary

Mauk v. South Columbia Basin Irrigation Dist., 116 Wash. App. 1076 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)  

Eriksen v. Mobay Corp., 41 P.3d 488 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002) (FIFRA preemption)  Text   |    Summary

Riggs v. Bleyhl Farm Services, Inc., No. 16853-1-III, 93 Wash. App. 1046 (Wash. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 1998) (crop damage action)

Didier v. Drexel Chem. Co., 938 P.2d 364 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997) (products liability; FIFRA preemption)   Text

Hue v. Farmboy Spray Co., 896 P.2d 682 (Wash. 1995) (alleged long-distance drift or mass air contamination; FIFRA preemption)   Text



WISCONSIN


Gorton v. American Cyanamid Co., 194 Wis. 2d 203 (Wis. 1995) (damage to crop caused by application of pesticide; FIFRA preemption)   Text







 

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