Legal Opinion
Martex Farms, S.E. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 5, 2009No. 08-1311PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Martex Farms, S.E. appeals a final decision and order of the Environmental Appeals Board (“the Board”), which held Martex liable for numerous violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the Board’s decision in full, as to both liability and penalty.
I. Background
Martex is one of the largest commercial farms in Puerto Rico, employing three to four hundred agricultural workers and generating a gross annual income of over $10 Million. The Martex operation…
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