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Seventh Circuit decides appeal involving approximately 81,454 cans of baby formula

Seventh Circuit decides appeal involving approximately 81,454 cans of baby formula: I guess the U.S. Department of Justice is free to attempt to approximate with exactitude, instead of using round numbers like 81,500. At least that appears to be the federal government's position given the caption of the case known as United States v. Approximately 81,454 Cans of Baby Formula.

Incredibly, it's another one of those "use by" versus "best when purchased by" date cases, and (as with the Beanie Baby line of appellate litigation) apparently this all but guarantees that Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner will be the opinion's author. Unlike last time, when the federal government's attorney failed to emerge unscathed, today the federal government actually wins the appeal. And, as a result, the baby formula -- or at least its usefulness as a nutritious beverage -- is on the losing end of today's ruling.

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).