USRTK and Carey Gillam v. EPA USRTK and Carey Gillam v. EPA Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Consumer Protection Organizations Defendants : EPA Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate Complaint date : May 22, 2018 Place of jurisdiction : United States, Washington DC Summary : USRTK is suing to require EPA to comply with a FOIA request made in July 2016 that seeks release of documents pertaining to the EPA’s… See details >>
Hoffmann et al v. Syngenta et al Hoffmann et al v. Syngenta et al Case nature : Civil court Plaintiffs types : Farmers, Individuals Defendants : Syngenta, Chevron, Growmark Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Paraquat, Gramoxone Complaint date : May 9, 2018 Place of jurisdiction : United States, Illinois Summary : Thomas Hoffmann was repeatedly exposed to paraquat on his farm for more than 20 years and was diagnosed with Parkinson… See details >>
Bayer and Syngenta v. European Commission Bayer and Syngenta v. European Commission Case nature : EU court Plaintiffs types : Economic stakeholders Defendants : European Commission Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Insecticide, Neonicotinoid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin Complaint date : August 14, 2013 Place of jurisdiction : European Union, Luxembourg Summary : Plaintiffs challenge the implementing regulation prohibiting the use of the active ingredients clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid,… See details >>
Downs v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Downs v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Neighbours Defendants : Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Complaint date : September 16, 2004 Place of jurisdiction : United Kingdom, London Summary : The plaintiff, a rural person living next to fields, has developed many illnesses due to pesticides spraying… See details >>
ASSAUPAMAR v. Prefect of Martinique region ASSAUPAMAR v. Prefect of Martinique region Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs, Health/Food groups Defendants : Prefect of Martinique region Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Consist, Sico, Bion, Tilt 250, Fungicide Complaint date : April 9, 2013 Place of jurisdiction : France, Fort-de-France Summary : The associations are challenging the order of the prefect of the Martinique region granting banana producers a one-year derogation from the ban on aerial spraying of pesticides…. See details >>