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• Top Product Liability Verdicts Of 2017

  December 27, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  2017 was marked by a number of high-profile jury verdicts which often awarded plaintiffs tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of dollars for physical and financial injuries and illnesses caused by drugs, pollution and other products

• Syngenta Corn Seed Settlement to Result in $1.4B in Payments to U.S. Farmers

  September 27, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A $1.4 billion settlement agreement will resolve tens of thousands of claims by U.S. farmers who say they lost money when Syngenta rolled out its genetically modified Viptera corn seed without first making sure it had approval to be sold in China, the largest foreign market.

• Syngenta Corn Seed Lawsuit Results in $218 Million Verdict for Farmers

  June 26, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit against Syngenta resulted in a $218 million verdict for farmers in the state of Kansas who say they suffered financial losses due to China rejecting the company's genetically modified corn seed, Viptera, for several years.

• Syngenta Lawsuits Over Viptera, Duracade Corn Seed Allowed to Move Forward

  September 24, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuits filed over Syngenta genetically modified corn seeds are being allowed to move forward following the company's efforts to have them dismissed.

• More than 1,300 Syngenta Farmer Claims Being Pursued Over Genetically Modified Corn Seed

  January 29, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Even after China's approval of Syngenta genetically modified corn, farmers continue to file lawsuits for economic damages suffered while the corn sat in approval limbo.

• Syngenta Genetically Modified Corn Approved For Use in China

  December 24, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Syngenta has announced that its genetically-modified corn, the subject of a number of lawsuits, has been approved for export to China.

• Syngenta Corn Seed Lawsuits Centralized in Federal MDL

  December 12, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  With a growing number of lawsuits being filed throughout the federal court system over problems with Syngenta genetically modified (GMO)...