ASSAUPAMAR et al v. X

Case nature :
Criminal court
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs, Health/Food groups, Individuals, Unions
Defendants :
Other
Products :
Chlordecone, Insecticide, Organochlorine
Complaint date :
February 24, 2006
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Paris
Summary :

In 2006, several groups from Martinique and Guadeloupe filed a complaint for poisoning, endangering the lives of others and administering a harmful substance. Since 2008,…

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Bates v. Dow

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Farmers
Defendants :
Dow Agrosciences
Products :
Herbicide, Diclosulam, Strongarm
Complaint date :
No description
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Washington
Summary :

Texas peanut farmers allege that their crops were severely damaged by the application of Dow’s “Strongarm” pesticide, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered pursuant…

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Kingdom of Sweden v. European Commission

Case nature :
EU court
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
European Commission
Products :
Herbicide, Paraquat
Complaint date :
February 27, 2004
Place of jurisdiction :
European Union, Luxembourg
Summary :

Application for annulment of Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include paraquat as an active substance…

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A.S.B.L. Inter Environnement Wallonie et Al v. State of Belgium

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs
Defendants :
State
Products :
Other
Complaint date :
February 26, 1994
Place of jurisdiction :
Belgium, Brussels
Summary :

On February 10, 2004, the Council of State considered that article 5 of the said decree was in conformity with article 382, paragraphs 1 and…

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Ministère public v. MM. Escalier and Bonnarel

Case nature :
Criminal court
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
Daniel Escalier, Jean Bonnarel
Products :
Other
Complaint date :
January 7, 2004
Place of jurisdiction :
European Union, Luxembourg
Summary :

Following inspections of the storage facilities for pesticides of Spanish origin on the estates operated by Mr. Escalier and Mr. Bonnarel, DRAF initiated criminal proceedings….

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