Court will consider a series of challenges to the admissibility of expert witnesses about the link between Paraquat and Parkinson's, under the federal Daubert standard.
Missouri state court trial will involve a woman who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using Roundup spray bottles as a child
The order resolves a dispute between parties over how detailed Paraquat Parkinson's disease lawsuit Short Form Complaints would need to be.
The study calls for more research into the metabolic risks of Roundup exposure, and not just focusing on the weed killer's cancer risks.
By 2001, Syngenta had a team dedicated to looking into the Parkinson's disease connection, and had concerns about its liability for Paraquat health side effects as early as the 50s.
Parkinson's disease symptoms developed after Paraquat exposure working on his family farm, ultimately resulting in a diagnosis in Feb. 2022
The study found that about 90,000 new cases of Parkinson's disease are diagnosed in the U.S. every year, amid growing concerns about links between the disease, Paraquat exposure, and other factors
After an aggressive pretrial schedule was set to get the first Paraquat Parkinson's lawsuit before a jury, the Court has pushed back jury selection several times during the litigation due to various factors, including the pandemic, hurricanes and problems coordinating with state courts.
Exposure to sublethal levels of Roundup led to the development of antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa, which can cause pneumonia and other serious infections
The Paraquat lawsuit blames years of exposure to the toxic weed killer for plaintiff's Parkinson's disease diagnosis
