Legal Battle Challenging the Constitutionality of New Commercial Fishing Restrictions Begins

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: January 9, 2008 | Copyright information

To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS

Contact: Anthony Calamunci, for Great Lakes Commercial Fishing, LLC, +1-419-254-5247

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 2, 2008 the law firm of Roetzel & Andress in Toledo, Ohio filed a complaint on behalf of the Great Lakes Commercial Fishermen, LLC against the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio DNR) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.

The defendants, the Ohio DNR and its Division ...

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