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• Court Selects 10 Paraquat Lawsuits For Second Round of Bellwether Trial Discovery

  August 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected 10 Paraquat lawsuits to serve as potential bellwether trials following dismissal of the first pool of potential claims was dismissed on evidentiary grounds.

• MDL Judge Dismisses Four Paraquat Bellwether Cases, After Excluding Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness From Testifying at Trial

  April 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed four Paraquat bellwether trial cases after rejecting expert witness testimony necessary to establish that their Parkinson's disease was caused by the controversial weed killer.

• Opportunity for Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Settlements May Follow Court’s Effort To Further Vet Questionable Lawsuits

  March 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is weaning out "non-meritorious" Paraquat Parkinson's disease lawsuits in a move that will likely lead to stronger claims in early bellwether trials, and a potentially better outcome for plaintiffs.

• Court Orders Depositions in 25 Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Lawsuits, Amid Concerns About “Far-Fetched” Theories of Liability

  January 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is calling for depositions in 25 Paraquat Parkinson's disease lawsuits which use "far-fetched" theories of liability, to see if the claims should be eliminated from litigation centralized for pretrial proceedings.

• Paraquat Lawsuit Filed Over Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis, Following 25 Years of Handling Herbicide on Family Farm

  October 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia man claims that 25 years of handling Paraquat on his family farm led to a Parkinson's disease diagnosis he received last month.

• Exposure to Certain Pesticides Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds

  September 19, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links a class of banned pesticides which still persist in the environment to an increased risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

• Paraquat MDL Judge To Evaluate Expert Testimony About Parkinson’s Disease Risk on August 21

  August 10, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Paraquat lawsuit MDL judge will hold hearings later this month to help determine which expert witnesses and testimony can be presented before juries during the first bellwether trials.

• Parkinson’s Disease Lawsuit Against Paraquat Manufacturers Claims Herbicide is “Dangerous to Human Health”

  July 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Parkinson's disease lawsuit claims Paraquat is dangerous to human health due to a lack of adequate testing and warnings to users.

• Farm Worker Files Paraquat Lawsuit After Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis

  June 27, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A farmworker has filed a Paraquat lawsuit, indicating exposure to the weed killer in the 1960s and 70s led to his Parkinson's disease diagnosis.

• Syngenta, Chevron Ask Judge to Toss Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Lawsuits

  June 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Defendants in Paraquat Parkinson's disease lawsuits claim plaintiffs cannot prove causation between the weed killer and their injuries and is asking the court to dismiss the claims.