State of Washington v. Amazon.com

Case nature :
Arbitration court
Plaintiffs types :
Governments
Defendants :
Amazon.com
Products :
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs), General Use Pesticides (GUPs)
Complaint date :
November 22, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, State of Washington
Summary :

Seattle-based online retailer Amazon will pay $2.5 million for selling highly regulated pesticides on its online platform without a license and without collecting information about their use as required by law….

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The Kilgores v. Monsanto et al

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Farmers, Landscapers
Defendants :
Monsanto, Walmart
Products :
Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup
Complaint date :
October 7, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, Arkansas
Summary :

The plaintiffs allege that Cornelius Kilgore’s exposure to Roundup herbicide caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). They also allege that Monsanto was well aware of the risks…

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ClientEarth v. European Commission

Case nature :
EU court
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs
Defendants :
European Commission
Products :
Insecticide, Cypermethrin
Complaint date :
September 30, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
European Union, Luxembourg
Summary :

ClientEarth is challenging the Commission’s refusal to disclose the positions that Member States are defending when it comes to renewing the authorisation of cypermethrin….

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Destiny Clark v. Monsanto et al

Case nature :
Civil court
Plaintiffs types :
Individuals
Defendants :
Monsanto
Products :
Herbicide, Roundup, Glyphosate
Complaint date :
No description
Place of jurisdiction :
United States, County of Los Angeles
Summary :

Minor Ezra Clark has been directly exposed to Roundup when accompanying his mother, Destiny Clark, as she sprayed Roundup to control weeds at the family’s residence…

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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation et al v. EPA

Case nature :
Administrative
Plaintiffs types :
Environmental NGOs, Unions, Farm/rural workers
Defendants :
EPA, Michael S. Regan
Products :
Herbicide, Paraquat
Complaint date :
September 24, 2021
Place of jurisdiction :
United States
Summary :

Farmworkers and environmental groups sue the EPA over its July 13, 2021 re-approval of the weedkiller paraquat,…

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