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