Appeals Court Rules for Rodenticide Maker, Remands Dispute With EPA to District Court

The July 19, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Timothy D. Backstrom, one of the authors of a friend-of-the court brief in support of the manufacturer in Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. EPA,. Backstrom described the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s opinion as “well-reasoned” and meant that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was not allowed to “coerce” Reckitt “by threatening a misbranding action.”