Harper Woods Agriculture Lawyer, Michigan

This case requires this Court to determine whether the remedies provided for a breach of the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act (ACMA) supersede remedies provided by statute under the Revised Judicature Act (RJA) or abrogate those traditionally available at common law. ...

Pursuant to the ACMA, Appletree deducted the assessments from the gross amounts it owed the apple orchards from which it purchased or otherwise acquired apples in 2004 and 2005. However, it failed to remit to the Michigan Apple Committee all the deducted assessments ...

On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the September 16, 2008 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether ...