Hughes v. Tennessee Seeds of Brownsville, Inc.

FARMER, Judge.

Plaintiff Harris Hughes, Jr., appeals the trial court’s order entering summary judgment in favor of Defendants/Appellees Tennessee Seeds of Brownsville, Inc., Waterfield Grain Company, Linda Freeman (in her capacity as manager of Tennessee Seeds), FMC Corporation, and Miles Corporation. 1 We reverse in part the trial court’s judgment based on our conclusion that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) does not preempt all of Hughes’ state-law claims against the Defendants.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In ruling on the Defendants’ motions for summary…