Legal Opinion
Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 21, 2003No. CIV.A.99-CV-2118 JHRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.
This matter has come before the Court on Defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on preemption of Plaintiffs’ claims by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Oral argument was heard on the motion on July 24, 2003. The record of that proceeding is incorporated herein. For the reasons expressed on the record of that date, and those that follow, the motion will be granted.
Background 1
The Plaintiffs in this matter are South Jersey blueberry farms and farmers. Defendant is a non-New Jersey corporation that, beginning in 1997, formulated,…
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