Cory Booker bill would protect Americans’ right to sue pesticide makers for poisoning

Cory Booker bill would protect Americans’ right to sue pesticide makers for poisoning

New legislation introduced Thursday by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) would protect Americans’ ability to sue pesticide manufacturers in federal court over potential harm caused by their products. The Pesticide Injury Accountability Act, which faces nearly insurmountable odds to passage, comes amid the collision of two major trends: the growing awareness of the danger of pesticides and…

Proposed federal law would turn tables on Big Ag, establishing a right to sue for pesticide injuries

Taking specific aim at the global agrochemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, US Sen. Cory Booker on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a federal “right of action” allowing people to sue those pesticide makers and others for allegedly causing health harms such as cancer and Parkinson’s disease. The Pesticide Injury Accountability Act would “ensure that pesticide manufacturers can be held responsible for the harm caused by their tox…