U.S. judge sets trial in litigation against Syngenta alleging weed killer causes Parkinson’s disease
A federal judge appointed to coordinate proceedings for claims that Syngenta AG's paraquat weed killers cause Parkinson's disease said Wednesday she was setting a jury trial date for Nov. 15,...
June 23, 2021
Consolidation approved for lawsuits against Syngenta and Chevron over herbicide
A U.S. judicial panel has ordered the pretrial consolidation of dozens of lawsuits against Syngenta and Chevron over allegations that paraquat weed killer, which has been used widely around the world...
June 8, 2021
Another delay for trial set to examine allegation that Syngenta weed killer causes Parkinson’s
A highly anticipated first-ever trial pitting a group of farmers against the global agricultural giant Syngenta AG over allegations that Syngenta's paraquat weed killer causes Parkinson's disease has...
May 28, 2021
Trial pitting farmers against Syngenta delayed until June
A highly anticipated first-ever trial pitting a group of farmers against the global agricultural giant Syngenta AG over allegations that Syngenta's paraquat weed killer causes Parkinson's disease has...
May 8, 2021
Paraquat litigation grows, first trial set for May 10
Six more lawsuits alleging Syngenta's weed killing pesticide paraquat causes Parkinson's Disease were filed last week in Pennsylvania, California and Illinois, adding to more than a dozen similar...
May 3, 2021
Federal court rejects Syngenta’s bid to toss lawsuit over paraquat herbicide
A federal judge has denied Swiss chemical company Syngenta's effort to throw out one of a growing number of lawsuits alleging the company's weed killing products cause Parkinson's Disease. The...
April 13, 2021
Move to consolidate U.S. paraquat litigation as cases mount against Syngenta
Lawyers suing Swiss chemical company Syngenta are asking a U.S. judicial panel to consolidate more than a dozen similar lawsuits under the oversight of a federal judge in California. The move is a...
April 9, 2021