Rakoczy v. Syngenta et al.

Reference :

4:21-cv-02083

Complaint date :

March 25, 2021

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Paul Rakoczy

Defendants :

Syngenta, Chevron, John Does 1-50

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Eric A. Policastro, N. Majed Nachawati, Patrick A. Luff

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

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

Herbicide, Paraquat

Requests :

Judgment in favor of plaintiff and against Defendants, jointly and severally, for compensatory damages, costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys’ fees, severally for punitive damages, and for such further relief to which they may show themselves to be entitled ; jury trial.

Name of the Court :

District court for the Northern District of California , United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Paul Rakoczy suffers from Parkinson’s disease caused by exposure to paraquat within the State of California. He brings this suit against Defendants to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from his exposure to paraquat over many years in California. On 6/7/2021, the case is transferred to Paraquat Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 3004.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.