In a court filing last week, Bayer CropScience LP said it developed a genetically modified form of rice but denied marketing it to farmers. Rice growers have sued Bayer, accusing the company of negligence after trace amounts of an unapproved, genetically engineered rice was found in long-grain rice in Arkansas and Missouri. Rice futures plummeted by $150 million after the contamination announcement, and many European retailers pulled U.S. rice from their shelves.
October 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM
1 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a court filing Friday, Bayer CropScience LP said it developed a genetically modified form of rice but denied marketing it to farmers.
Rice growers have sued Bayer, accusing the company of negligence after trace amounts of an unapproved, genetically engineered rice was found in long-grain rice in Arkansas and Missouri.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School is seeking to hire one or more full-time, visiting Legal WritingInstructors to teach Legal Research, Anal...
Lower Manhattan firm seeks a premises liability litigator (i.e., depositions, SJ motions, and/or trials) with at least 3-6 years of experien...
Evergreen Trading is a media investment firm headquartered in NYC. We help brands achieve their goals by leveraging their unwanted assets to...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
