Dana Fulton et al v. Bayer et al

Reference :

19-1-0369

Complaint date :

October 24, 2019

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Hawaii

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Dana Fulton, Elizabeth Fulton, Terry Fulton, Lory Marques, Max Coleman

Defendants :

Bayer, Monsanto, John Does 1-50, Alexander & Baldwin

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

L. Richards DeRobertis, Ilana K. Waxman, Allison M. Aoki, Alyssa R. Segawa

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

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

Atrazine, Glyphosate, Chlorpyrifos, Lambda Cyalhothrine, Paraquat, Methomyl, Lorsban Advanced, Permethrin, Esfenvalerate, Cyfluthrin, Chlorantraniliprole, Metolachlor, Alachlor, Simazine, Tefluthrin, O-dimethyl, Trifuralin, 2,4-D, Diuron, Pendimethalin, Amethrin, Hexazinone

Requests :

damages ; costs incurred and further relief as may be deemed just and equitable.

Name of the Court :

Circuit Court of the Second Circuit of Hawaii, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

The plaintiffs, two Maui families who lived near Monsanto's fields in Kihei, were exposed to the drift of many pesticides that are used in the cultivation of genetically modified crops. They became seriously and permanently ill. They filed a lawsuit in the 2nd Court of Appeals against Bayer, the company that bought Monsanto, and landowner Alexander & Baldwin, alleging that the pesticides and chemicals used in the fields caused birth defects in their children.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.