Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss the top legal issues in agriculture for 2023.  This is a joint podcast with Ag Law in the Field.

The top legal issues discussed in the podcast are:

• Lashmet, Tiffany. General WOTUS Coverage.
• Goeringer, Paul. Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Prop 12 Suit. (May 24, 2023).
• Georinger, Paul, and Elizabeth Thilmany. “Do We Have Enough DEA-Registered Labs to Implement Hemp Program?” Southern Ag Today 3(45.5). November 10, 2023 .
• USDA, Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments (2023).

If you have questions for Tiffany, you can email her here or tweet her at @TiffDowell.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent decision remands a jury verdict on punitive damages against BASF in a dicamba drift damage to a peach grower for a new trial on the punitive damage issue.  Materials discussed:

• Concerned Citizens of West Tennessee v. USDA, No. 1:22-cv-01275 (W.D. Tenn. December 12, 2022).
• Goeringer, Paul, Citizens’ Group Brings Action that USDA Violated Federal Law in Granting Loan Guarantees (Feb. 21, 2023).
• Goeringer, Paul, Group Does Not Have Standing to Challenge USDA Loan Guarantee for Poultry Farm (July 6, 2021).

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent decision remands a jury verdict on punitive damages against BASF in a dicamba drift damage to a peach grower for a new trial on the punitive damage issue.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Court Vacates Jury Award in Dicamba Drift Damage Case (Oct. 25, 2022).

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent decision in a motion to dismiss filed by Perdue Farmers in an action by a former grower claiming the grower is an employee, not an independent contractor.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Another Class Action Filed Claiming Companies Have Miscategorized Contract Growers (Sept. 13, 2022).
• Goeringer, Paul, Federal District Court Denies Some Arguments to Dismiss Claims Against Perdue Farms (Feb. 9, 2023).
• Parker v. Perdue Farms, Inc., No. 5:22-cv-00268-TES.
• Parker v. Perdue Farms, Inc, No. 5:22-CV-00268-TES, 2022 WL 17553008 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 9, 2022)

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

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In this episode, Paul discusses a decision out of Wisconsin highlighting how appeals can be handled negligent nutrient application decision.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Decision Highlights How Jury May Handle Claims of Negligence in Nutrient Applications (Oct. 4, 2022).

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent complaint filed by a former Perdue grower claiming the grower is an employee, not an independent contractor.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Another Class Action Filed Claiming Companies Have Miscategorized Contract Growers (Sept. 13, 2022).
• Goeringer, Paul, Potential Class Action Lawsuit Filed Arguing Broiler Growers Are Employees of Company (Sept. 13, 2022).
• MD Risk Management Podcast, Potential Class Action Lawsuit Filed Arguing Broiler Growers Are Employees of Company (June 1, 2022).
• Parker v. Perdue Farms, Inc., No. 5:22-cv-00268-TES.

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss the top legal issues in agriculture for 2022.  This is a joint podcast with Ag Law in the Field.

The top legal issues discussed in the podcast are:

• Lashmet, Tiffany. Understanding & Evaluating Carbon Contracts (Jan. 24, 2022).
• Goeringer, Paul. Sequestering Carbon: What To Think About With Carbon Contracts. (Jan. 25, 2022).
• Lashmet, Tiffany. WOTUS Update: Another year, another definition (Feb. 7, 2022).
• Lashmet, Tiffany. Turtles All the Way Down: A Clearer Understanding of the Scope of Waters of the United States Based on the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (April 18, 2022).
• Goeringer, Paul. Court Vacates Jury Award in Dicamba Drift Damage Case (Oct. 25, 2022).
• What's That Smell? Online Course, register here for the course and to learn more details.

If you have questions for Tiffany, you can email her here or tweet her at @TiffDowell.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent Maryland decision that highlights when new structures are allowed on property under conservation easement.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Interpreting Conservation Easements and When New Structures are Allowed (June 21, 2022).
• Roxbury View, LLC v. McCauley, No. 235, Sept. Term, 2021, 2022 WL 1091684 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Apr. 12, 2022)..

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

n this episode, Paul discusses a recent Nebraska decision that highlights when courts might utilize a receivership to manage property.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Recent Wind Farm Decision Highlights Difference in State Processes (May 31, 2022).
• Dan's Mountain WindForce, LLC v. Shaw, No. 1238, 2022 WL 1115005 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Apr. 14, 2022).

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, grant no. 2020-68006-31182/project accession no. 1022637, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent Nebraska decision that highlights when courts might utilize a receivership to manage property.  Materials discussed:

• Goeringer, Paul, Potential Class Action Lawsuit Filed Arguing Broiler Growers Are Employees of Company (May 10, 2022).

Learn more about the MSBA Legal Lab podcasts by clicking here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at [email protected], tweet him @aglawPaul, or follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.