MONSANTO CO. v. ARKANSAS STATE PLANT BOARD

No.: CV-18-548.

576 S.W.3d 8 (2019)

2019 Ark. 194

MONSANTO COMPANY, Appellant v. ARKANSAS STATE PLANT BOARD; Walter "Bruce" Alford; Kyle Baltz; Russell Black; Russell Bragg; Robert Campbell; Dr. Rick Cartwright; Marty Eaton; Danny Finch; Barry Walls; Terry Fuller; Greg Hay; Otis Howe; Jerry Hyde; Larry Jayroe; Thomas Post; Dr. Craig Rothrock; Dennie Stokes; and Matthew Marsh, in their Official Capacities as Members of the Arkansas State Plant Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: June 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brett D. Watson , Attorney at Law PLLC, by: Brett D. Watson ; Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, by: Elizabeth Blackwell ; and Thompson Coburn LLP, by: Ryan Russell Kemper , for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Jennifer L. Merritt , Senior Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellees.


Monsanto Company ("Monsanto") appeals the decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court. The circuit court dismissed Monsanto's amended complaint against the Arkansas State Plant Board and its members (together, the "Plant Board") on the basis of sovereign immunity. We find portions of this matter to be moot...

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