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Still time for the 9th and 10th justice to weigh in on DeCoster appeal

By Dan Flynn on March 17, 2017

supremecourtofus_406x250Getting your case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court is a lot like winning an Academy Award for your latest movie.  You need to take advantage of any time you have and then go about…
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Controlling bad eggs — on the farm and in the C-Suite

By Tommy Tobin on March 9, 2017

Editor’s note: This column by Tommy Tobin was first published by the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Food can — and all too often does —…
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DeCosters gain another ally as government gets more time

By Dan Flynn on February 10, 2017

The Supreme Court has granted the government an extra 30 days to respond to request that the high court review a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld three-month sentences for …
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to review DeCoster v. U.S.

By Dan Flynn on January 17, 2017

A writ of certiorari has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the high court review DeCoster v. United States. The government has until Feb. 15 to respond the writ.

Appellate attorney Peter D.…
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Not a lot standing between egg man Jack DeCoster and jail

By Dan Flynn on September 20, 2016

The sole question remaining before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is whether the federal jail sentences imposed on Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster are lawful in light of the findings at sentences. [caption…
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DeCoster attorney requests rehearing on sentences for egg men

By Dan Flynn on August 5, 2016

A federal appeals court decision that upheld jail sentences for two men whose eggs caused a huge Salmonella outbreak is in conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Park Doctrine, every prior decision applying the doctrine,…
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Letter From the Editor: Can Strict Liability Crime Mean Jail Time?

By Dan Flynn on October 18, 2015

Here are a couple of legal concepts to get your head around before we continue: The Park Doctrine: Also known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Doctrine,” it allows a corporate officer, who in a…
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Written Arguments Submitted in DeCoster Appeal of Jail Time

By Dan Flynn on October 14, 2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis has received the final reply brief filed on behalf of Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, by their legal team led…
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Top Appellate Lawyer Will Try and Keep the DeCosters From Going to Jail

By Dan Flynn on July 16, 2015

Whether Austin “Jack” and Peter DeCoster can be jailed under Park Doctrine prosecutions — meaning where the government did not have to show they had any knowledge or intent, let alone negligence, regarding food safety…
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Publisher's Platform: The Park Doctrine Resurrected

By Bill Marler on October 5, 2013

This past week, Eric Jensen, 37, and Ryan Jensen, 33, brothers who owned and operated Jensen Farms in Granada, CO, presented themselves to U.S. Marshals in Denver and were taken into custody on federal charges…
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