Legal Opinion
Ackerman v. American Cyanamid Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 21, 1998No. 96-2034PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
This is the second appeal in this litigation arising from application of a herbicide to cropland. The sticking point is determining the extent to which federal legislation, the federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act (FIFRA) has preempted the area. The case comes to us on further review of a court of appeals decision that left plaintiffs with only one state court remedy. We agree the plaintiffs are left with only one remedy, but disagree as to which one. We conclude the plaintiffs are free to seek recovery in our courts on their claim of negligent design and testing.…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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