In Re: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation v. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC et al

  1. December 19, 2024

    Judge Says Some Paraquat Plaintiffs Being Left In Dark

    Amid a hearing targeting fall 2025 for a first bellwether trial over the alleged link between the pesticide paraquat and Parkinson's disease, an Illinois federal judge told plaintiffs' lawyers to keep in better touch with their clients after her chambers received calls from plaintiffs wondering what's happening with their cases.

  2. October 17, 2024

    Chevron, Syngenta Want 600 'Baseless' Paraquat Cases Nixed

    Chevron and Syngenta urged an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to begin the dismissal process for almost 600 paraquat plaintiffs the companies say have flouted a court order to document their alleged exposure to the pesticide.

  3. August 29, 2024

    Ill. Judge Overrules Dismissal For 6 Paraquat Cases

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss several cases in multidistrict litigation over the herbicide paraquat, finding that even though counsel didn't fill out questionnaires on time, it was because he was left the sole attorney in the firm after others quit.

  4. April 18, 2024

    Trial-Ready Paraquat MDL Cases Tossed After Testimony Axed

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday threw out the first group of trial-ready cases over the herbicide paraquat, agreeing with Syngenta and Chevron that the plaintiffs' expert testimony must be excluded and finding that the cases fail without that testimony.

  5. January 01, 2024

    Trials To Watch In 2024

    Major trials coming down the pike in 2024 include a wealthy Russian art collector's suit against Sotheby's, first bellwethers in multidistrict litigation over allegations Chiquita funded a violent group in Colombia, and a criminal case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's a rundown.

  6. August 21, 2023

    Paraquat, Parkinson's Share Links, Bellwether Judge Hears

    Jurors in a bellwether trial against Chevron and Syngenta over an alleged link between the pesticide paraquat and Parkinson's disease should hear that the two leave identical "hallmark" forms of cell death and tissue damage, an Illinois federal judge heard Monday at the start of a key weeklong hearing.

  7. July 18, 2023

    7 Trials To Watch In The Second Half Of 2023

    Former President Donald Trump and fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried are among the high-profile criminal defendants who could face juries in the second half of 2023, which will also feature bellwether trials over tainted water and allegedly harmful weed killer.

  8. June 09, 2023

    Chevron, Syngenta Say No Science Backs Paraquat Claims

    Chevron USA Inc. and Syngenta AG are urging an Illinois federal judge to grant their summary judgment motions in multidistrict litigation by consumers claiming the herbicide paraquat caused their Parkinson's disease, arguing that no peer-reviewed science backs such claims.

  9. January 02, 2023

    Trials To Watch In 2023

    The coming year is set to bring trials in high-profile corruption and kickback prosecutions, first bellwethers for two notable multidistrict cases, and an airing of securities fraud claims over Elon Musk's Tesla tweets, among others.

  10. September 26, 2022

    Judge Nixes Sanction Bid For Jones Day Atty In Paraquat MDL

    An Illinois federal judge said Monday that Chevron and a group of consumers accusing its Jones Day counsel of improperly obstructing a deposition in litigation targeting the herbicide paraquat should try resolving their dispute themselves, rejecting the plaintiffs' bid for sanctions.