Netland v. Hess & Clark, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20568
No(s). 01-2182 (8th Cir. Mar 26, 2002)

The court holds that all of an individual's claims for damages are based on a pesticide's label and are, therefore, preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). After applying the pesticide to his horses over a six-week period, the individual developed acquired aplas...