Judge Orders Parties to Rank Paraquat Injury Cases In Order of Preference for Bellwether Trials
Parties must decide which of 16 potential Paraquat injury cases selected for bellwether trials will go before juries first.
Parties must decide which of 16 potential Paraquat injury cases selected for bellwether trials will go before juries first.
Licensed applicator alleges that he was never told he needed additional protective equipment to prevent Paraquat causing Parkinson's or other neurological injury
While some Paraquat Parkinson's disease charges were dismissed during pretrial proceedings, remaining claims are scheduled for bellwether trials to begin in Nov 2022.
The lawsuit claims manufacturers ignored studies warning about the risks of Paraquat exposure in order to increase profits, despite reports of farmers diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Plaintiff depositions for the first 16 bellwether Paraquat MDL claims are expected to be completed by the end of March 2022.
The first bellwether trials over the link between Paraquat and Parkinson's disease are scheduled to start going before juries in November 2022.
Nine years of exposure to Paraquat weed killers had a toxic impact, causing the development and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, according to the complaint.
Lawsuit alleges Parkinson's disease diagnosed in 2004, decades after exposure to Paraquat working on farms
A group of 16 Paraquat cases will be prepared for a series of four early trial dates expected to begin between November 15, 2022 and September 18, 2023.
Even trained and licensed applicators were not told about the true risks of Paraquat exposure, the lawsuit claims