Legal Opinion
Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 07-16458, 07-16492, 07-16725PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
The Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”) is a large-scale manufacturer of chemical products, including herbicides and pesticides. In the 1990s it began developing a variety of alfalfa that would be resistant to one of its leading herbicides. The United States Department of Agriculture, through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS”), approved the genetically modified alfalfa in 2005.
This is an appeal from an injunction entered by the district court enjoining future planting of Monsanto alfalfa, called “Roundup Ready alfalfa,” pending the preparation…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- The Lands Council v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2009
- Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed FarmsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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