Jeffrey Deblock et al. V. Monsanto (Bayer)

Case nature :
No description
Plaintiffs types :
Technicians and Professional users
Defendants :
Monsanto, Bayer
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup
Complaint date :
April 4, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
Canada, London, Ontario
Summary :

In a ruling released on December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Justice of Ontario, Canada, agreed to certify a class action brought by persons who were exposed to Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide…

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ULD Europe LTD v. ANSES

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Economic stakeholders
Defendants :
ANSES (Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety)
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Carbamate, Fungicide, Mancozeb
Complaint date :
November 19, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Melun
Summary :

On November 30, 2023, the Administrative Court of Melun rejected UPL Europe LTD’s application to overturn the decision of ANSES, the French agency responsible for…

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Martel Kelly J. v. Monsanto et Nouryon Chemicals

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals
Defendants :
Monsanto, Company, Other
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Glyphosate, Roundup, Herbicide
Complaint date :
August 17, 2023
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Philadelphia
Summary :

On December 5, 2023, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ordered Monsanto-Bayer and Nouryon to pay Kelly Martel nearly $3.5 million for developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma…

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M.B. et al. v. Prefects of Loiret and Yonne

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals, Economic stakeholders
Defendants :
State, Prefect of Loiret, Other
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
All
Complaint date :
September 16, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Versailles
Summary :

On November 30, 2023, the Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal (CAA de Versailles) rejected an application by individuals and companies for the annulment of a…

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International Rights Advocates et al. v. Cargill, Mars and Mondelez Inc.

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals, Environmental NGOs, Farm/rural workers
Defendants :
Company
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
All
Complaint date :
November 28, 2023
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, District of Columbia
Summary :

On November 28, 2023, International Rights Advocates and children aged six to sixteen working on cocoa plantations, together with their parents, filed a class action…

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