Adhesion Contracts in Farming Summary (January 2010)

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Adhesion Contracts in Farming, Summary of Issues   I.  Introduction             Farmers face unique adhesion contract problems in two primary situations.  The first is called the “production contract,” where farmers contract with food processor companies to produce crops or livestock that the processor agrees to buy in advance.  Production contracts can cause serious problems for…

Magnusson Moss Act Summary (2009)

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Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.)             In 1975, Congress enacted the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act to standardize product warranties so that consumers could better understand them and the FTC could better enforce their terms. Notably, it does not require warranties on all products, nor does it create implied or non-disclaimable warranties, although…