The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act regulates transactions in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. It does this in part by creating a general trust for the benefit of produce sellers.
USA, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Product Regulation & Liability, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Bryan Cave), Bankruptcy, Commodity, Liquidation, Fifth Circuit
At first glance, Stanziale v. MILK072011, looks like someone suing over a bad expiration date and conjures up images of Ron Burgundy proclaiming “milk was a bad choice.” But in actuality Stanziale is much more interesting: it answers whether one can breach their fiduciary duty by exposing an employer to a claim under the aptly-named WARN Act, which requires employers to tip off their workers to a possible job loss.
USA, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mintz, Breach of contract, Fiduciary, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 1988 (USA)