No. 21-1113 ___________________________

Pitman Farms

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Kuehl Poultry, LLC; Rodney Boser; Dan Schlichting; John Tschida; Chris Uhlenkamp; David Welle

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellants ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: December 14, 2021 Filed: September 8, 2022 ____________ Before SMITH, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ SMITH, Chief Judge.

This case concerns the application of two Minnesota statutes and a rule promulgated by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) that establish the liability of a parent company for the unmet contractual obligations of its subsi