Legal Aid Chicago et al v. Pioneer Hi-Bred et al

Reference :

3:20-cv-03322

Complaint date :

December 2, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Illinois, Springfield Division

Plaintiffs types :

Farm/rural workers, Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Legal Aid Chicago, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the Environmental Law & Policy Center on behalf of 27 migrant farmworkers

Defendants :

Pioneer, Corteva, RAS Aviation, Farm Air, Curless Flying Service

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Miriam Hallbauer, Lisa Palumbo, Mariyam Hussain, Lauren Dana, Daniela Dwyer, Grace Kube, Eugene Schoon, Howard A. Learner, Ann Jaworski

Case nature :

Civil court

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

Fungicide, Tilt 250, , Avaris, Sultrus, Priaxor, Warrior II, Talyx

Requests :

Actual and statutory damages ; compensatory damages ; punitive damages

Name of the Court :

U.S. District court for the Central District of Illinois, Springfield Division, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

A helicopter sprayed toxic pesticides on migrant farmworkers working in cornfields, clearly visible in neon orange hats and backpacks twice, on July 23 and August 5, 2019. The farmworkers suffered acute poisoning after both events. Symptoms persisted for months and some continue to this day. On Dec. 2, 2019 Legal Aid Chicago, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and the Environmental Law & Policy Center filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Illinois on behalf of 27 migrant farmworkers, all Texas residents.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.