Now that the dangers of Paraquat are being brought to public knowledge, hundreds of people around the U.S. are coming forward stating that they have suffered from a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease or know someone who has due to the effects of Paraquat exposure. Nearly 300 legal actions are currently pending.

One of the few ways to fight back against corporations that are putting profit before the health and safety of others is to file a lawsuit against that corporation. By filing lawsuits against Syngenta, we hold the corporation accountable for the following:

For not doing more testing on the long-term effects of Paraquat as well as the links between Paraquat exposure and Parkinson’s disease
For not warning Paraquat users about the health consequences of use of the product
For not marketing the product with these warnings in place
For failing to protect Paraquat users by taking reasonable steps after the links between exposure to the herbicide and Parkinson’s were made public knowledge
By holding Syngenta and other marketers of Paraquat accountable for what they have failed to do, the company will be forced to make Paraquat safer for use, to properly warn users of its dangers, or, if necessary, ban the herbicide in the United States if it is deemed too unsafe. Those whose lives have been negatively impacted may also be rewarded monetary compensation that can aid recovery and help a suffering family move forward.

When taking legal action against a corporation like Syngenta, individual lawsuits are rarely successful due to the legal resources most major companies have access to, but by combining multiple legal actions into a single class action lawsuit or MDL, lawyers and law firms from different states can work together. This allows them to expose as much evidence as possible and ensure the individual cases can’t be ignored or dismissed.

In a class action lawsuit, each case is combined into a single lawsuit. In multidistrict litigation or MDL, multiple cases are consolidated into fewer cases that extend across different states and districts and are handled by multiple lawyers and firms. By grouping individual cases together, a stronger claim is presented. These types of cases additionally garner attention at a nationwide level and across media, allowing for more victims to come forward.

some victims have been exposed to the paraquat through the air, others accidentally ingested small quantities. Further, many families of agricultural workers have been exposed to the herbicide’s particles as a result of being transferred onto clothing. Potential claimants of paraquat exposure include workers with restricted use pesticide licenses, certified pesticide applicators, individuals who worked around certified applicators, pesticide mixers, farmers, farmhands, anyone responsible for moving or shipping the chemical, employees who worked in paraquat manufacturing plants, and families that lived around no-till farms. The best way to determine if you are entitled to pursue a paraquat lawsuit is to obtain a complimentary, no-obligation legal evaluation from our toxic exposure attorneys.

Many of these large cases/MDL lawsuits, can take as long as 5 years, from the “Discovery stage, all the way through the settlement matrices/matrix being determined by the defense counsel. In some instances, these MDL’s may take less time when the Bellwether trials that the defense counsel selects to be heard, thinking they would favor their argument(s), end up going in the opposite direction that they had hoped, ending with a financial award of $10 million+ dollars, they may tend to jump into settlement discussions swiftly, opposed to getting hit with yet another $8-figure settlement/verdict. If they elect to have another Bellwether trial, it could likely extend the case for an additional 3-5 months, allowing the plaintiff’s lawyers to sign thousands of more cases, ultimately costing them even more money, not including the legal fees they’d pay to their lawyers to litigate the Bellwether. Once your claim is determined “Eligible” for a financial award with our law firm and you sign the retainer agreement, we will then fetch your medical records that will support your claim. This can take up to three months for the records to come in. After this stage of processing your individual case, it is then a “Hurry up and wait” for the global settlement talks to take place and your financial award to be sent to you. You will however receive updates throughout the waiting period, and you can always call in to ask anything about the global litigation or your personal claim.

The amount of compensation that you may be able to receive from a Paraquat settlement will depend entirely on the case itself, the extent of the injuries and suffering that you have had to endure, and the result of the MDL. It’s impossible to determine an exact settlement amount this early in the MDL process. However, some legal experts are predicting that settlements may likely start in the range of $100,000 to $150,000.

If you have any additional questions about joining the Paraquat MDL or if you would like to find out if you or a loved one may be able to join the process of filing a claim, the attorneys in our network are available to answer any and all questions you may have. are available to answer any questions you may have. Don’t hesitate to get in touch today.

Paraquat is sold under a number of brand names. Exposure to the following brands may mean you are eligible to recover compensation.

Paraquat Concentrate®
Gramoxone®
Ortho-Paraquat
Blanco®
Cyclone SL 2.0®
Firestorm®
Helmquat 3SL®
Bonedry®
Devour®
Para-Shot 3.0®

Now that the dangers of Paraquat are being brought to public knowledge, hundreds of people around the U.S. are coming forward stating that they have suffered from a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease or know someone who has due to the effects of Paraquat exposure. Nearly 300 legal actions are currently pending.

One of the few ways to fight back against corporations that are putting profit before the health and safety of others is to file a lawsuit against that corporation. By filing lawsuits against Syngenta, we hold the corporation accountable for the following:

For not doing more testing on the long-term effects of Paraquat as well as the links between Paraquat exposure and Parkinson’s disease
For not warning Paraquat users about the health consequences of use of the product
For not marketing the product with these warnings in place
For failing to protect Paraquat users by taking reasonable steps after the links between exposure to the herbicide and Parkinson’s were made public knowledge
By holding Syngenta and other marketers of Paraquat accountable for what they have failed to do, the company will be forced to make Paraquat safer for use, to properly warn users of its dangers, or, if necessary, ban the herbicide in the United States if it is deemed too unsafe. Those whose lives have been negatively impacted may also be rewarded monetary compensation that can aid recovery and help a suffering family move forward.

When taking legal action against a corporation like Syngenta, individual lawsuits are rarely successful due to the legal resources most major companies have access to, but by combining multiple legal actions into a single class action lawsuit or MDL, lawyers and law firms from different states can work together. This allows them to expose as much evidence as possible and ensure the individual cases can’t be ignored or dismissed.

In a class action lawsuit, each case is combined into a single lawsuit. In multidistrict litigation or MDL, multiple cases are consolidated into fewer cases that extend across different states and districts and are handled by multiple lawyers and firms. By grouping individual cases together, a stronger claim is presented. These types of cases additionally garner attention at a nationwide level and across media, allowing for more victims to come forward.