Wayne Gionet et al. v. Syngenta et al.

Reference :

VLC-S-S-217598

Complaint date :

August 17, 2021

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

Canada, British Columbia

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Wayne Gionet et al.

Defendants :

Syngenta

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Siskinds LLP

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Class action

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

Herbicide, Paraquat, Gramoxone

Requests :

Seeking financial compensation on behalf of all Canadians who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s after using and/or being exposed to Gramoxone and its active ingredient, paraquat, since its entry into the Canadian market (on or about July 1, 1963). 

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of British Columbia, Canada

Jurisdiction level :

No description

Summary :

On August 17, 2021, a Statement of Claim to approve a class action on behalf of all Canadians diagnosed with Parkinson's after using and/or being exposed to Gramoxone since July 1, 1963, was filed in the British Columbia Superior Court.

Two other class actions have been filed in Quebec (n°750-06-000007-218) and Ontario (n°CV-21-00666775-00CP). All these actions allege that Syngenta AG, Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Syngenta Canada Inc. and Syngenta International AG ("the Defendants") breached their duties by misrepresenting the safety of Gramoxone and its principal active ingredient, paraquat, and by failing to provide fair and adequate warnings of the risks associated with the use of and/or exposure to Gramoxone and its active ingredient, paraquat, and the magnitude of those risks.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.