Carmela Zamora Avila, Reymundo Arciniega Herrara v. Corteva

Reference :

20C-0311

Complaint date :

October 27, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States

Plaintiffs types :

Farm/rural workers

Plaintiffs names :

Carmela Zamora Avila, Reymundo Arciniega Herrara

Defendants :

Dow Chemical, Corteva, City of Avenal, John A. Kochergen Properties, Westside Harvesting

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Patricia N. Syverson, Van Bunch, W. Stuart Calwell, L. Danté diTrapano, Alexander D. McLaughlin, D. Christopher Hedges

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Chlorpyrifos, , Organophosphate

Requests :

Punitive and compensatory damages for pain and suffering, loss of wages, medical expenses, and parental anguish.

Name of the Court :

California Superior Court for Kings County, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Parents say their daughter Britney, now 13, was exposed to chlorpyrifos in the womb, through contaminated drinking water, from exposed air, and by tainted dust in her home. Plaintiffs sue Dow Chemical Co., Corteva, a California town, and two pesticide application companies, claiming that exposure to the powerful insecticide chlorpyrifos led to her significant health problems (autism, obesity, and vision problems).

Scientific references :

Abiotic transformation of chlorpyrifos to chlorpyrifos oxon in chlorinated water