Dying Before Their Day in Court - Syngenta Paraquat Litigation Drags on as Parkinson's Victims Suffer

Dying before their day in court - Syngenta paraquat litigation drags on as Parkinson's victims suffer

In the nationwide legal battle between pesticide maker Syngenta and thousands of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease that they blame on exposure to paraquat weed killer, plaintiffs are dying faster than they can get to trial, according to a court filing made this week by lawyers frustrated by repeated delays in the cases. “A majority of bellwether plaintiffs have now died,” plaintiffs’ attorneys stated in the June 2 filing in California’s …

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