Monsanto Co. v. Acting Adm'r, EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20561
No(s). 79-366 C(1) (E.D. Mo. Apr 19, 1983)

The court holds that parts of §§3 and 10 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) governing the use and disclosure of pesticide registration data violate the Fifth Amendment's prohibition against uncompensated takings. The court first rules that Monsanto has a federally c...