Roger Danielson v. Syngenta et al Reference : 3:22-pq-02172-NJR Complaint date : September 16, 2022 Status : Not judged Place of jurisdiction : United States, Southern District of Illinois Plaintiffs types : Individuals Plaintiffs names : Roger Danielson Defendants : Syngenta, Chevron Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : Mikal C. Watts, Alicia O’Neill, Jennifer A. Neal, Russell T. Abney Case nature : Civil court Specificities : Jury Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Paraquat Requests : Judgment in Plaintiff’s favor for compensatory and punitive damages, together with interest, costs herein incurred, attorneys’ fees and all relief as this Court deems just and proper. Trial by jury as to all issues. Name of the Court : United States District Court of Southern District of Illinois, United States Jurisdiction level : Summary : Roger Danielson suffers from Parkinson’s disease caused by exposure to products containing Paraquat. On Sept. 16, 2022, he has sued Paraquat manufactures and sellers Syngenta and Chevron, as did thousands Parkinson’s sufferers due to their exposure to Paraquat. So many people have recently filed legal claims alleging paraquat caused them to develop Parkinson’s that the cases have been consolidated for oversight by a federal judge in Illinois and a state court judge in California (MDL No. 3004). The first trial over the allegations is scheduled for February 27, 2023. Scientific references : Influence of Lindane and Paraquat on Oxidative Stress-Related Parameters of Erythrocytes In Vitro Oxidative stress in rat cortical neurons and astrocytes induced by paraquat in vitro NADPH oxidase regulates paraquat and maneb-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration through ferroptosis Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease Genetic modification of the association of paraquat and Parkinson’s disease Environmental Risk Factors and Parkinson’s Disease: Selective Degeneration of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons Caused by the Herbicide Paraquat Paraquat-and Rotenone-Induced Models of Parkinson’s Disease Paraquat neurotoxicity is mediated by the dopamine transporter and organic cation transporter-3 Traumatic Brain Injury, Paraquat Exposure, and their Relationship to Parkinson Disease Exposure to pesticides or solvents and risk of Parkinson disease Paraquat poisoning: evidence of systemic toxicity after dermal exposure Related links : Roger Danielson's complaint, Sept. 16, 2022 A human toll- paraquat users blame Syngenta for Parkinson’s disease