Monthly Archives: March 2026

Appellate Court Reverses Million Dollar Verdict in Dispute Over Wind Rights

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The Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.2 million jury award in a dispute over wind rights on land in Hale County. Background This lawsuit involves a dispute over who owns wind energy development rights on a 256-acre property in Hale County, Texas. Glendale King owned the land at issue.  In 2010, he entered into a Wind and Easement Lease Agreement with Hale County Wind Farm, LLC.  In that lease agreement, the property description was as follows: Glendale King – 100% All that real property located in… Read More →

US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Pesticide Preemption

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The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear Durnell v. Monsanto, a case raising the question of whether state law failure-to-warn claims are preempted by federal pesticide law. Background Monsanto is an agrochemical company that has manufactured and sold the herbicide marketed under the tradename Roundup since 1970s.  Note that Bayer purchased Monsanto in 2018, so there may be references to both companies as we discuss the case.  Roundup is one of the most popular and most utilized herbicides in the United States and is used in both agricultural… Read More →

Court Finds Texas “Fake Meat” Labeling Law Violates First Amendment

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In January, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas held a Texas law related to labeling of analogue meat products was unconstitutional in Turtle Island Foods Inc. v. Shuford.  [Read Order here.] Background In 2023, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 664, a statute requiring specific labeling be included on any “analogue” meat products.  The statute defines “analogue product” as “a food product derived by combining processed plant products, insects, or fungus with food additives to approximate the texture, flavor, appearance, or other aesthetic… Read More →