Environmental
Mar. 1, 2011
Monsanto Notches a Win in Beet Battle
In a decision over genetically modified sugar beets, the 9th Circuit Friday reversed a Northern District trial judge and voided an injunction that would have forced Monsanto Co. to uproot and destroy juvenile sugar beets.
In an environmental law decision over genetically modified sugar beets, the 9th Circuit Friday afternoon reversed a Northern District trial judge and voided an injunction that would have forced Monsanto Co. and other producers to uproot and destroy juvenile sugar beets planted pursuant to U.S. Department of Agriculture permits. The circuit panel held that in their juvenile form, the plants present a negligible risk of genetic contamination of other crops and the permi...
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