Global 2000 et al v. Monsanto, BfR and EFSA Global 2000 et al v. Monsanto, BfR and EFSA Case nature : Criminal court Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Defendants : Monsanto, BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment), EFSA Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup Complaint date : March 2, 2016 Place of jurisdiction : Germany, Berlin Summary : NGOs claim that Monsanto, BfR and EFSA have committed scientific fraud with regard to the risks of glyphosate. Although the… See details >>
E.X V. Agricultural social mutuality E.X V. Agricultural social mutuality Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Farm/rural workers Defendants : Agricultural social mutuality Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Complaint date : No description Place of jurisdiction : France, Limoges Summary : In a decision dated February 26, 2016, the Limoges Court of Appeal granted the request for recognition of an occupational disease filed by E. X,… See details >>
Hardeman v. Monsanto Hardeman v. Monsanto Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Landscapers Defendants : Monsanto, John Does 1-50 Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup, POEA Complaint date : February 12, 2016 Place of jurisdiction : United States, Washington, DC Summary : Hardeman has alleged that his use of Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). He used Roundup from the 1980s to 2012 to weed large amounts… See details >>
Walsh R. v. BASF et al Walsh R. v. BASF et al Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Technicians and Professional users Defendants : BASF, Bayer, Dow Chemical, Dupont De Nemours, Monsanto, Syngenta, Biosafe Systems, Chemtura, Clearly Chemical, E.H. Griffith, G.B. Biosciences Corporation, John Deere, Nufarm, Regal Chemical, Scotts-Sierra Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Insecticide, Herbicide, Fungicide Complaint date : October 30, 2015 Place of jurisdiction : United States, Pennsylvania Summary : Walsh family wages a legal battle against a dozen major chemical companies, claiming that Thomas Walsh’s cancer (AcuteMyelogenous Leukemia – AML) was caused by the pesticides…. See details >>
National Association for Apples and Pears v. Minister of agriculture National Association for Apples and Pears v. Minister of agriculture Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Farmers Defendants : Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Complaint date : July 10, 2015 Place of jurisdiction : France, Paris Summary : The National Association for Apples and Pears asks the Council of State to repeal the order setting the conditions for the use of pesticides,… See details >>