Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20539
No(s). 83-196 (U.S. Jun 26, 1984)

The Court upholds the constitutionality of the data consideration and disclosure provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Court first rules that trade secrets recognized as property under state law are property protected by the Taking Clause of the Fifth Ame...