Holyfield v. Chevron et al

Reference :

1:20-cv-00165-JAR

Complaint date :

September 8, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Missouri

Plaintiffs types :

Technicians and Professional users

Plaintiffs names :

Henry Holyfield, Tara Holyfield

Defendants :

Syngenta, Chevron

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Paul D. Anderson, Steven E. Crick, Kevin D. Stanley, John P. Heisserer

Case nature :

Civil court

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

Herbicide, Paraquat

Requests :

Award of punitive damages, for the costs of this action and any other relief allowed under Missouri law;

Name of the Court :

District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Henry Holyfield developed Parkinson’s, due to his exposure to paraquat in his work as a crop duster from 1965 through 1975. The suit alleges that paraquat was distributed “without adequate instructions on safe use” and “without instructions or warnings that the paraquat was dangerous to health and life and caused disease.” As the number of similar cases increase, lawyers are asking a U.S. judicial panel to consolidate more than a dozen similar lawsuits under the oversight of a federal judge in California. On April 12, 2021 U.S. District Judge John Ross denied the motion filed on 9 sept. 2020 by Syngenta and co-defendant Chevron to dismiss the case.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.