Confédération Paysanne et al v. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Confédération Paysanne et al v. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Farmers, Environmental NGOs, Beekeepers/Honey Producers Defendants : Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Syngenta Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Insecticide, Neonicotinoid, Cruiser, Thiamethoxam Complaint date : March 7, 2008 Place of jurisdiction : France, Paris Summary : Plaintiffs seek cancellation of Decisions No. 2070196 of 7/1/2008 of the Minister of Agriculture, which authorized the marketing of Syngenta’s insecticide Cruiser… See details >>
CBD v. US Fish and Wildlife Service et al CBD v. US Fish and Wildlife Service et al Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Defendants : Fish and Wildlife Service Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Malathion, Methomyl Complaint date : December 28, 2007 Place of jurisdiction : United States, San Francisco Summary : CBD sued the EPA for failing to consult over the impacts of five common pesticides (carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion and methomyl) and other pesticides on endangered California red-legged… See details >>
CAP21 Movement v. Ministries CAP21 Movement v. Ministries Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Politicians Defendants : Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie, Ministère de l’Écologie et du Développement Durable, Ministère de l'Outre-Mer Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Insecticide, Organochlorine, Chlordecone Complaint date : December 9, 2005 Place of jurisdiction : France, Paris Summary : In a request registered on December 9, 2005, Mouvement Cap 21, a French ecologist political party, asked the Council of State… See details >>
United States military veterans v. Dow Chemical CO, & al. United States military veterans v. Dow Chemical CO, & al. Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Other Defendants : Dow Chemical Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide Complaint date : No description Place of jurisdiction : United States, New York Summary : On 18 June 2007, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by 16 American military veterans of the Vietnam War to overturn a previous decision refusing to recognise the liability of several companies that produced and sold Agent Orange. Used as… See details >>
Commission of European Communities v. French Republic Commission of European Communities v. French Republic Case nature : EU court Plaintiffs types : European Commission Defendants : French Republic Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Complaint date : March 13, 2007 Place of jurisdiction : European Union, Luxembourg Summary : The French Republic does not take the necessary measures to comply with the quality of water intended for human consumption with regard to the levels of nitrates and pesticides and thus fails… See details >>