HV Farm files a lawsuit challenging New York City's ban on the sale of foie gras. The New York State Court repeals the ban before it takes effect. However, the case is then taken to the U.S. Federal District Court, which reinstates the ban. The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of the District Court's ruling, allowing the New York City ban on foie gras sales to go into effect and threatening the closure of HV Farm.
HV Farm files a lawsuit challenging New York City's ban on the sale of foie gras. The New York State Court repeals the ban before it takes effect. However, the case is then taken to the U.S. Federal District Court, which reinstates the ban. The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of the District Court's ruling, allowing the New York City ban on foie gras sales to go into effect and threatening the closure of HV Farm.
HV Farm files a lawsuit challenging New York City's ban on the sale of foie gras. The New York State Court repeals the ban before it takes effect. However, the case is then taken to the U.S. Federal District Court, which reinstates the ban. The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of the District Court's ruling, allowing the New York City ban on foie gras sales to go into effect and threatening the closure of HV Farm.
HV Farm files a lawsuit challenging New York City's ban on the sale of foie gras. The New York State Court repeals the ban before it takes effect. However, the case is then taken to the U.S. Federal District Court, which reinstates the ban. The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of the District Court's ruling, allowing the New York City ban on foie gras sales to go into effect and threatening the closure of HV Farm.
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Exhibit 11.
1 Scenario for a Case of Duck Farmers defending the sale
of foie gras in New York City
HV Farm files lawsuit to repeal
New York City Council’s decision in front of NY State Court. Conservative political interests and business-oriented lobbying
NY State Court repeals the ban
before it goes into effect.
Case gains media attention
Case is taken before the U.S. Federal District Court in NY State, which rules for the ban to be reinstated. An appeal is presented before the U.S. Supreme NGO’s and animal Court activists’ pressure for foie Farm workers protest gras sale prohibition. the potential closing of Influence of precedent of the the foie gras producing California case in 2012 and Supreme Court declines to hear the farms. reluctance to overrule lower court’s decisions appeal.
The ban on foie gras sales in NY
goes into effect and HV Farm faces danger of closure.