A Missouri couple recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. One of them suffers from Parkinson’s disease (PD), which he blames on his exposure to paraquat, a popular herbicide. Plaintiff Used Paraquat on Farms for…
Back in June 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all federally filed paraquat lawsuits into one court in the Southern District of Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. Since then, both sides have been gathering evidence and working on preparing a few cases for…
A Tennessee man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He seeks to hold manufacturers Syngenta and Chevron liable for his injuries. Plaintiff Blames Manufacturers for Failing to Warn About…
An Arizona man recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit against the manufacturers of the herbicide, including Syngenta AG and Chevron USA, Inc. He claims that after applying paraquat to crops for years, he developed Parkinson’s disease. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages. The case is…
About a year ago, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed paraquat lawsuits be consolidated in the Southern District of Illinois. Since then, the parties have been working toward selecting a small number of cases to be prepared for…
An Illinois woman recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit on behalf of her husband, who has passed away. She claims that her husband’s exposure to the herbicide paraquat contributed to his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, which in turn, led to his death. She seeks compensatory and…
The number of people killed in drunk-driving accidents has gone down over recent decades. In 2019, these deaths reached the lowest percentage since 1982, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Still, over 10,000 people lost their lives in drunk-driving crashes in 2019,…
A New Jersey mom recently filed a new Similac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claims that her premature child consumed the formula shortly after birth and that it caused him serious injuries. Doctors Fed Premature Baby Infant…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Medtronic is recalling about 665 Harmony Delivery Catheters, which are part of the Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) system. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The…
A Florida man recently filed a new Bene Casa pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He claims that while using the cooker, he was seriously injured. Plaintiff Claims Bena Casa Pressure Cooker Exploded Bena Casa is a…
