Weeks v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals
Defendants :
Home Depot
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup
Complaint date :
August 5, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Central District of California
Summary :

The complaint is about the lack of warnings on containers of Roundup and its formulations with regard to the health risks associated with using the herbicide….

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Scott Gilmore et al v. Monsanto et al

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals
Defendants :
Monsanto
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup, HDX, Ace
Complaint date :
July 19, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, California
Summary :

The suit claims Monsanto promoted and sold various glyphosate-based weed and grass killers without disclosing their potential cancer risks. Monsanto denies any wrongdoing but in…

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

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Politicians
Defendants :
Philippe Laurent
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup
Complaint date :
July 18, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Versailles
Summary :

The order banning pesticides in the municipality of Sceaux issued by the mayor is challenged by the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine…

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CRAN and Association Vivre v. X

Case nature :
Criminal court
Plaintiffs types :
Consumer Protection Organizations, Environmental NGOs
Defendants :
State
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Chlordecone
Complaint date :
July 16, 2019
Place of jurisdiction :
France, Paris
Summary :

The associations CRAN and VIVRE filed a complaint against X because of the disappearance of certain documents in the archives of the Ministry of Agriculture,…

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PSOL v. Brazilian Government

Case nature :
No description
Plaintiffs types :
Politicians
Defendants :
Confaz (National Council of Farm Policy)
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
All
Complaint date :
June 29, 2016
Place of jurisdiction :
Brazil, Brasilia
Summary :

PSOL is appealing against 2 Confaz clauses that reduce the basis for calculating pesticide taxes…

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