Paraquat Exposure Damages Neurons in Way That May Lead to Parkinson’s Disease: Study
Tests on human cell lines revealed exposure to Paraquat caused build-up in proteins linked to the development of several neurodegenerative diseases.
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Paraquat Class Action Lawsuit For Individuals Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease Certified in Canada
Canadian court determined a Paraquat class action for Parkinson's disease claims will be less of a burden on the judicial system and the parties than resolving individual lawsuits.
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Bayer CEO Tells Investors Company Hopes Roundup Lawsuit Protections Written into U.S. Laws
Bayer officials want to prevent states from stepping in to protect consumers when they feel the EPA has failed to warn them of Roundup cancer risks.
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Court Selects 10 Paraquat Lawsuits For Second Round of Bellwether Trial Discovery
MDL judge dismissed first group of Paraquat bellwether lawsuits in April, after excluding plaintiffs' expert witnesses from testifying at trial.
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EPA Issues Emergency Order for Dacthal Pesticide Recall Due to Health Risks
The emergency order comes after EPA struggled for years to get data on the side effects of Dacthal on human thyroid function.
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Bayer Pushes Congress to Grant Immunity For Roundup Cancer Lawsuits in Next Farm Bill
Proposed legislation that would enact uniform pesticide labeling may prevent failure to warn lawsuits from being pursued under state laws, which may have more stringent label standards than the EPA.
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MDL Judge Dismisses Four Paraquat Bellwether Cases, After Excluding Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness From Testifying at Trial
The Court determined that there were deficiencies in the experts determination that there is a causal link between Paraquat and Parkinson's disease, rendering the testimony insufficiently reliable to allow a jury to consider it at trial.
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Opportunity for Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Settlements May Follow Court’s Effort To Further Vet Questionable Lawsuits
Individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease are pursuing Paraquat settlements from manufacturers of the controversial weedkiller, for failing to warn about the risks associated with exposure.
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Glyphosate Replacement For Roundup Being Tested By Bayer Amid Lawsuits Over Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Side Effects
Bayer has recently announced it is considering bankruptcy as a way to resolve tens of thousands of outstanding Roundup lawsuits, while it works out plans to phase out the use of glyphosate in the widely used weedkiller
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Centralization Sought for Roundup Lawsuits Filed in New Jersey State Court
Request to transfer all Roundup lawsuits in New Jersey to one judge for pretrial proceedings comes as Monsanto continues to face a growing number of non-Hodgkins lymphoma claims and massive jury verdicts nationwide
