AGAC v. French State

Administrative
Consumer Protection Organizations
State
Organochlorine, Chlordecone
May 26, 2021
France, Paris

The Association Guadeloupéenne d’Action contre le Chlordécone (AGAC), an organisation affiliated to the Union Générale des Travailleurs de Guadeloupe (UGTG),…

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LPO v. Bayer et al.

Civil court
Environmental NGOs
Bayer, Nufarm, Fertichem, Gritche, Agri Canigou, SAGA
Insecticide, Neonicotinoid, Imidacloprid
May 21, 2021
France, Lyon

LPO sues the main producers, importers and distributors of the neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid in order to have their responsibility recognized in the decline of bird populations…

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Isaak v. Syngenta et al

Civil court
Technicians and Professional users
Syngenta, Chevron, Wilbur-Ellis
Herbicide, Paraquat
May 4, 2021
United States

George Isaak suffers from Parkinson’s disease caused by his exposure to the herbicide Paraquat…

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Préfet des Hauts-de-Seine v. Maire de Bagneux

Administrative
Politicians
Marie-Hélène Amiable
All
April 30, 2021
France, Cergy-Pontoise

The order by which the mayor of Bagneux made it compulsory to dispose of waste from the use of pesticides in the municipality was challenged by the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine…

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Préfet des Hauts-de-Seine v. Maire de Nanterre

Administrative
Politicians
Patrick Jarry
All
April 30, 2021
France, Cergy-Pontoise

The order by which the mayor of Nanterre made it compulsory to dispose of waste from the use of pesticides in the municipality was challenged by the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine…

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