Federal Judge Affirms Denial Of Crop Insurance By Government Agency

Mealey's (March 9, 2018, 10:27 AM EST) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal government agency properly rejected crop insurance claims for the loss of 2014-15 fresh market tomato crops, a Florida federal judge ruled March 6, affirming a final decision of the agency that found that the losses were not the result of a covered cause under the insurance policy (JPM-RDP Farms LLC v. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Risk Management Agency, et al., No. 17-85, M.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36232)....