Générations Futures v. ANSES and Syngenta

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs
Defendants :
Syngenta, ANSES (Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety)
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Touchdown Forêt, Touchdown Système 4
Complaint date :
December 4, 2020
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Montpellier
Summary :

In two rulings dated May 12, 2023, the Montpellier Administrative Court annulled the two September 30, 2020 decisions by which the French National Agency for…

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Maud Tea & Seed and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya v. European Commission

Case nature :
EU court
Plaintiffs types :
Economic stakeholders
Defendants :
European Commission
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Neonicotinoid, Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam
Complaint date :
May 10, 2023
Place of jurisdiction :
European Union, Luxembourg
Summary :

Maud Tea & Seed and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, two Indian and Kenyan companies respectively, have brought an action before the Court of Justice…

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Agir pour l’environnement et al. v. French State

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs, Beekeepers/Honey Producers, Unions
Defendants :
Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire (environment), Minister of Agriculture
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Insecticide, Neonicotinoid, Cruiser, Gaucho, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam
Complaint date :
February 25, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Paris
Summary :

The Council of State cancelled in a judgment of May 3, 2023 the orders of February 5, 2021 and January 31, 2022 of the Minister…

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USA and Texas v. DuPont

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
Dupont De Nemours, Kenneth Sandel
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Insecticide, Methomyl, Carbamate, Fungicide, Methyl mercaptan, Lannate, Vydate
Complaint date :
November 18, 2014
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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State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v. Bayer

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
Bayer
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Glyphosate, Clinic Up, Roundup
Complaint date :
August 29, 2022
Place of jurisdiction :
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Summary :

In a decision of March 30, 2023, the Administrative Court of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg declared illegal the decisions taken by Luxembourg to withdraw…

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