Lake Country Growers, Inc. v. Moest Holdings, LLC

  1. July 18, 2023

    Three Trials Not Needed For Hemp Fire Suit, Judge Finds

    An Illinois federal judge refused to split a dispute over a fire that destroyed more than $600,000 of hemp into three trials, saying any potential cost savings are "speculative" and the hemp grower hasn't shown that three trials are necessary to avoid prejudice.

  2. January 09, 2023

    Ag. Co. Wants One Trial, Not Three, In Hemp Fire Dispute

    The maker of an industrial hemp dryer is pushing back against the proposition of holding three separate trials to determine liability over a fire that destroyed nearly 84,000 pounds of cannabis, telling an Illinois federal court that one trial with all three parties should be enough.

  3. February 19, 2020

    Hemp Grower Says Drying Co. Destroyed $1.3M Of Its Crop

    A Wisconsin hemp grower says it lost more than $1.3 million in hemp when a company it hired to dry its plants destroyed them instead, in a lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court Wednesday.