Which of the Following Was the Result at the U

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court in Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, the case in the text in which Dow filed a declaratory judgment seeking a determination that farmers' claims were preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ? The farmers had sued Dow over a pesticide that allegedly failed to perform as claimed and that damaged peanut crops.

• A) The Court found that petitioners' claims alleging defective design were essentially a "disguised" failure-to-warn claim and therefore preempted.
• B) The Court found that federal law preempted all the plaintiffs' claims because they essentially requested that the defendant alter its product label.
• C) The Court ruled that FIFRA does not preclude states from providing a remedy to those injured as a result of a manufacturer's violation of FIFRA's labeling requirements.
• D) The Court ruled that while an attempt to require that the defendant change its label was allowed under FIFRA, a claim for monetary damages was preempted.
• E) The Court ruled that while the plaintiffs could proceed with claims of fraud, all other claims were preempted.

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