American Vanguard Corporation v. Jackson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Last Autumn, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or the “Agency”) issued a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order (“SSURO”) to plaintiff American Vanguard Corporation (“AMVAC”). The SSURO instructed AMVAC to cease the manufacture and distribution of a pesticide marketed by the company to golf courses throughout the United States, and mandated that the company destroy all remaining stockpiles of the product. EPA insists that AMVAC was selling a pesticide that deviated from the formula registered with, and approved by, the…