United States Sugar Corporation v. Commanding General and Chief of Engineers for the United States Army Corps of Engineers et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

9:19-cv-81086

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Donald M. Middlebrooks

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  1. October 22, 2019

    US Sugar's Drought Suit Doesn't Hold Water, Army Corps Says

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told a Florida federal court that a "man-made drought" ended months before U.S. Sugar Corp. sued the agency over low lake levels putting its crops at risk, arguing the suit belongs in the gutter.

  2. August 01, 2019

    US Sugar Sues Army Corps Over Fla.'s 'Man-Made Drought'

    U.S. Sugar Corp. hit the Army Corps of Engineers with a lawsuit in Florida federal court Thursday, accusing it of creating a wasteful "man-made drought" by aggressively lowering Lake Okeechobee's water level without considering the impact on crops, the environment and nearby communities.