Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today?s petition of the day is: 

Title: Terry v. Tyson Farms, Inc.
Docket: 10-542
Issue(s): (1) Whether an injury to competition must be pleaded and proved to establish liability for violation of § 192(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act; and (2) whether, assuming that § 192 is ambiguous, the courts should have deferred, under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., to Department of Agriculture decisions holding that § 192(a) and (b) does not require a showing of injury to competition.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (6th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on November 18, 2010 (boomark / email).