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Arkansas Farmers Say Syngenta Tainted Grain Supply To Promote GMO
At least a dozen Arkansas farmers have joined hundreds of farmers in 19 other states in almost 800 lawsuits against Swiss seed maker Syngenta over genetically modified corn seed, a case that has been widely reported in the media. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Contract Clauses Keeping Cases Out of Court Loved by Companies, Not by Customers
More companies are eagerly adding language to contracts and terms of agreements that require any disputes that arise to be handled in arbitration. Once there, the complaint is decided by an arbitrator rather than in the courts with a judge or jury deciding the case, a procedure that one proponent described as “simpler, fairer, faster.” read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Quake Lawsuits Shake Up Shale Play Companies
A lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Arkansas, involves two Greenbrier families who claim their homes suffered damages from a 4.7 earthquake caused by drilling in the Fayetteville Shale Play. read more >
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