Federal Agencies Do Not Oppose Class Certification In Case Against Crop Insurers

Mealey's (May 14, 2019, 1:23 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — Federal agencies that reinsure crop insurers say in a May 13 motion that they do not oppose the certification of a class in a Michigan federal lawsuit filed by a putative class of farmers against the crop insurers and the federal agencies but that the farmers’ motion includes requests for class relief, which the federal agencies argue are premature (Gregory Ackerman, et al. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, et al., No. 17-11779, E.D. Mich.)....