Farming and Agricultural Law

Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. has successfully represented farmers regionally and nationally in several agri-business disputes, primarily with regard to defective genetically engineered seeds, defective agricultural products and other agricultural issues.  Examples of these cases include:

• Tompkins, et al. v. BASF Corporation, et al., Civ. No. 96-59 (Trail County, N.D.) (May 13, 1997) (multi-million dollar settlement arising from marketing fraud involving the contents of agricultural products.)
  
• Ren-Dan Farms, et al. v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. 68,466 (10th Jud. Dist. Ct., Natchitoches, LA) (multi-million dollar national class action settlement fund for farmers arising from damages caused by genetically altered cotton.)
  
• Wallace v. American Agrinsurance, Inc. et al., No. LR-C-99-669 (E.D. AR.) (certifying and approving multi-million dollar settlement of rice farmer claims against crop insurance company.)
  
• Jorgenson v. Agway Inc ., No. A3-00-59 (D.N.D.) (consolidated state law consumer fraud action by over one hundred farmers for defective sunflower seed.)

Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. is also known for its successful work in the farm foreclosure litigation.

• Coleman v. Block , 593 F.Supp. 367, 40 Fed.R.Serv. 2d 255 (D.N.D. 1984) (successful national class action enjoining FmHA Farm Foreclosures.)