Appeals Court Urged To Reinstate Paraquat Lawsuits Previously Set for Bellwether Trials

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Appeals Court Urged To Reinstate Paraquat Lawsuits Previously Set for Bellwether Trials

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing whether to reinstate four Paraquat lawsuits, which were once slated to be the first federal bellwether trials over Parkinson's disease risks linked to the controversial weedkiller, before they were dismissed by the federal trial judge last year, after proposed expert witnesses were barred from testifying. The lawsuits are part of ongoing litigation over Paraquat, which was first marketed under the…