Claassen v. Monsanto et al

Reference :

6:17-cv-01210

Complaint date :

August 18, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Kansas

Plaintiffs types :

Farmers, Economic stakeholders

Plaintiffs names :

Jed R. Claassen, individually and as Representative of Claassen Farms, Claassen Farms, all others similarly situated, and the class they seek to represent

Defendants :

Monsanto, BASF, John Does 1-50

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Dustin De Vaughn, Richard James, Cody Claassen, Paul Byrd, Joseph Gates, Jerry Kelly

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Class action

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

Herbicide, Dicamba, Engenia

Requests :

Order certifying this lawsuit as a class action; judgment for actual and compensatory damages in accordance with the proof; judgment for punitive damages; plaintiffs’ costs, expert fees, disbursements and attorneys’ fees...

Name of the Court :

United States District Court of Kansas, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Plaintiffs suffered significant damage when dicamba drifted onto their fields due to dicamba-resistant soybean grown in their vicinity and sprayed large amounts of dicamba-based herbicides. Dicamba's high volatility is seen as a feature by the manufacturers, meant to force other farmers to use their products if they don’t want to suffer losses when their neighbors spray.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.