National Black Farmers Association v. Monsanto

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Farmers, Unions
Defendants :
Monsanto, Bayer
Products :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup
Complaint date :
August 26, 2020
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Eastern District of Missouri
Summary :

NBFA is suing to block Monsanto and its parent company Bayer from selling the weedkiller Roundup….

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USA and Texas v. DuPont

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
Dupont De Nemours
Products :
Insecticide, Methomyl, Carbamate, Fungicide, Methyl mercaptan, Lannate, Vydate
Complaint date :
No description
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Houston
Summary :

On November 15, 2014, an explosion in DuPont’s La Porte facility killed 4 employees when methyl mercaptan was released….

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Indre Nature et al v. Préfet de l’Indre

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs
Defendants :
Prefect of Indre
Products :
Other
Complaint date :
January 13, 2018
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Limoges
Summary :

Plaintiffs challenge the prefectoral order of July 24, 2017 defining the areas of non-treatment by pesticides issued…

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Jose Ilder Diaz Benavides et al v. ANLA

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals, Farm/rural workers, Local authorities
Defendants :
Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA)
Products :
Glyphosate, Roundup, Herbicide
Complaint date :
No description
Place of jurisdiction :
Colombia, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño
Summary :

Plaintiffs challenge the plan to inform and involve communities about aerial spraying of glyphosate to control coca crops,…

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Collectif des maires anti-pesticides v. Ministère de l’Agriculture

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Local authorities
Defendants :
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche
Products :
Other
Complaint date :
April 29, 2020
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Paris
Summary :

The coalition of anti-pesticide mayors challenges the decree of 27 December 2019 on measures to protect people when using plant protection products near residential areas….

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