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Related: About this forumSupreme Court sides with Monsanto in dispute over genetically engineered seeds
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/15/supreme-court-sides-with-monsanto-in-dispute-over-genetically-engineered-seeds/Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in dispute over genetically engineered seeds
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:51 EST
The US Supreme Court Wednesday refused to hear an appeal seeking to prevent Monsanto from suing farmers who inadvertently grew crops contaminated by its genetically engineered seed.
It was the second time the top US court has sided with the American agro-giant in its running fight with farmers over seed patent rights, after a ruling in its favor in a May 2013 case involving an Indiana farmer.
In the latest case, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association had asked that Monsanto agree not to sue farmers if they inadvertently grew plants containing traits of patented genetically engineered seed.
In rejecting the suit without comment, the Supreme Court let stand a federal appeals court ruling that the groups challenge was unwarranted because Monsanto had already given binding assurances it would not sue when only trace amounts of its genetically modified seed were involved.
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Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in dispute over genetically engineered seeds (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Jan 2014
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madrchsod
(58,162 posts)1. monsanto is such a warm and friendly guy...
or is monsanto a woman? funny, monsanto has never said if it is a man or woman.
binding assurances?... untill they file for divorce.
unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)3. When I hear the word 'monsanto'
I think of Agent Orange.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)5. my brother in law and his friend died of agent orange.
CurtEastPoint
(18,638 posts)2. 'Corporations are people, my friend...'
We are fucked.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)4. It's adventurous ...