PANNA al v. California Departement of Pesticide Regulation

Reference :

RG14731906 A145632

Complaint date :

July 8, 2014

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, County of Alameda

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs, Health/Food groups

Plaintiffs names :

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), Center for Food Safety (CFS), Beyond Pesticide

Defendants :

California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Other, John Does 1-50

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Gregory C. Loarie, Tamara T. Zakim, Stacey Putnam Geis

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Civil action for injunctive and declaratory relief, Petition for writ of mandate

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

, Neonicotinoid, Venom, Dinotefuran

Requests :

Reverse DPR’s June 13, 2014 decision to expand the use of two powerful neonicotinoid insecticides – Venom Insecticide and Dinotefuran 20SG – despite the agency’s still-pending review of impacts to pollinators.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of the State of California of County of Alameda, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

September 19, 2017

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The judgment denying PANNA’s writ of mandate is reversed.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Groups challenge California’s illegal practice of approving new agricultural uses for neonicotinoid pesticides despite mounting evidence that the pesticides are devastating honeybees. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation approved amended labels for two previously registered pesticides: Dinotefuran 20SG, Venom Insecticide. Groups allege that DPR violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The court denied PANNA’s writ petition in first instance. PANNA appeals. On Sept. 19, 2017, the court of appeal of the State of California reverse the order rejecting PANNA’s writ of mandate and consider that the judgment has to be remanded to the Superior Court with instructions to issue a writ of mandate.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.