Imagine running a restaurant where you need 51 different menus. Not because your customers want them, but because trial lawyers in each state and Washington, D.C., demand them. 

That’s what could happen for some businesses if the Supreme Court decides, in an upcoming case, to let states impose laws that cover the same products as federal law but set out different labeling requirements. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups urged the high court to step in to review a lower-court decision that did just that. So did the federal government and 15 state attorneys general. The court granted review and will now hear oral arguments in April. 

If the lower court’s decision is affirmed, a business busy complying with federal law could still face legal jeopardy because one state sets different standards. In a time when affordability is front and center for every American, this case should be on your radar. 

The legal question centers on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the federal law that governs pesticide labeling and sales.   

Under FIFRA, the Environmental........

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