Mariela Leiva v. José Mario Honecker et al

Case nature :
Criminal court
Plaintiffs types :
Neighbours
Defendants :
José Mario Honecker, owner of the rice field, Erminio Rodríguez, chairman of Villaguay Aero Litoral S.A., César Martín Visconti, airplane pilot
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Not specified
Complaint date :
July 4, 2017
Place of jurisdiction :
Argentina, Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Rios
Summary :

A rice producer, the chairman of an aviation company and a pilot are condamned to 1.5 years of suspended jail for having sprayed pesticides in the vicinity of elementary school…

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UNAF v. Minister of Agriculture

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Beekeepers/Honey Producers
Defendants :
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Insecticide, Sulfoxaflor, Flupyradifuron
Complaint date :
July 11, 2018
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Paris
Summary :

The Administrative Court having rejected UNAF request for documents relating to the French position on the use of neonicotinoids , it lodged an…

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Verger Messier v. Ferdinand Berner

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Farmers
Defendants :
Ferdinand Berner
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Not specified
Complaint date :
No description
Place of jurisdiction :
Canada, Quebec
Summary :

The plaintiff is an apple producer who claims that the organic farming practices of her neighbor force her to use more chemical pesticides…

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PHYTOPHAR v. Wallonne Region

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Economic stakeholders
Defendants :
Wallonne Region
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate
Complaint date :
June 26, 2017
Place of jurisdiction :
Belgium, Brussels
Summary :

Plaintiff appeals to the Council of State against the Wallonne order of March 2017, which bans the use of glyphosate-based herbicides….

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Blitz v. Monsanto

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals
Defendants :
Monsanto, Scotts Miracle-Gro
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Roundup, Glyphosate
Complaint date :
June 20, 2017
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Western District of Wisconsin
Summary :

6.20.2017, lawsuit is filed about the unlawful promotion, marketing, and sale of various Roundup Products, with the false statement that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, targets an enzyme that is not found “in people or pets.”…

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