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…
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…
An Illinois couple has filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs claim that paraquat is dangerous to human health and unfit to be marketed and sold in commerce, particularly without the proper warnings as to the dangers of its…
As the number of lawsuits filed against paraquat manufacturers continues to climb, a new study reports that trends in mortality from the disease have increased in the U.S. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons in the brain, causing symptoms…
With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its new PFAS strategic roadmap, U.S. manufacturers will soon be required to provide much more information to the agency about the so-called “forever chemicals” they’re producing. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that…
A Georgia man and his wife of 47 years recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The couple claims that the husband, who was exposed to paraquat, has now suffered serious injuries because of it.…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the recall of over 60,000 Abbott Assurity and Endurity Pacemakers. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type and indicates that the use of the products could cause…
