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By Ellen Bardash | June 8, 2021
Dozens of lawsuits alleging the herbicide paraquat is tied to Parkinson's disease will be consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 2, 2021
The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 28, 2021
The five-point plan, which includes a potential claims administration process led by famed mediator Ken Feinberg, would move on from the class action in U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria's court, where a deal has been rejected.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2021
In a six-page order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California flagged many of the same concerns he raised at a lengthy hearing last week. "In sum, the settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for Monsanto," he wrote.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2021
The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 25, 2021
The legal fight over the herbicide paraquat is coming to a head, with the first trial set to begin next week. On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation plans to hear arguments on whether to coordinate more than 70 lawsuits brought against Chevron and Syngenta over the herbicide.
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By Angela Morris | May 24, 2021
Tyson Foods Inc. argued the case should be in federal court because its two Texas meatpacking facilities operated as designated "critical infrastructure" by federal agencies and even then-President Donald Trump.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2021
U.S. District Judge Vince Chabbria told the lawyers Wednesday he viewed the settlement as consisting of two distinct classes with separate concerns: class members who have been exposed to Roundup but not been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and class members who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after being exposed to Roundup but don't have lawyers.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2021
The first federal appeals court to review a Roundup case delivered a sharp rebuke to the pesticide maker, upholding a $25.3 million award, including $20 million in punitive damages. The panel, which ruled on a 2-1 vote, also said plaintiffs' state law claims were not preempted by federal law.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 5, 2021
An April 30 supplemental brief was filed for 93 law firms and 167 lawyers objecting to the $2 billion settlement. Public Justice and Public Citizen filed their own supplemental briefs, focused on several issues, including the release of punitive damage claims. An approval hearing is set for May 19.
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