Pope EAST ST. LOUIS - Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta AG has urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to deny a pair of interveners' request for a ruling on its April 2011 motion to unseal documents in the class action lawsuit over the weed killer atrazine.
Tillery Madison County lawsuits against makers of the weed killer atrazine have survived motions to dismiss, petitions for review and a PR campaign that sought to rely on the court's "Hellhole" reputation.
Mudge A number of pending discovery motions in an eight-year-old Madison County suit involving atrazine may be moot as a result of the $105 million settlement proposed last week in a similar federal court case.
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS - Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta AG have agreed to a $105 million settlement to resolve claims of water providers over the weedkiller atrazine.
Coursey Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has denied a plaintiffs' motion for sanctions involving a defense expert's hire date in a proposed class action over the weed killer atrazine.
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge ruled that certain defense documents in a proposed class action against atrazine-maker Syngenta are not confidential trade secrets.
Reeg U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert has granted a 28-day stay in proceedings and deadlines in a proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta AG.
Tillery U.S. Magistrate Philip Frazier has denied a defendant's motion for a protective order on documents sought in a proposed class action involving atrazine, as well as the company's request for an order prohibiting depositions of witnesses who are not its employees or directors.
Graves The American Tort Reform Association says that a "WikiLeaks-like" website published by the Center for Media and Democracy had posted previously unsealed, proprietary documents related to a Madison County atrazine class action to undermine the defendant's standing with the public.
Murphy BENTON – Two years after Stephen Tillery filed suit alleging weed killer atrazine contaminates Greenville's drinking water, he has begun to look for proof.
Schutzel BENTON – Owners of Swiss holding company Syngenta AG claim U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert relied on bad information from St. Louis lawyer Stephen Tillery in deciding to exercise jurisdiction over the company.
BENTON – Greenville's city council alleges in federal court that weed killer atrazine contaminates the local reservoir but the council assures customers they can safely drink the water, according to atrazine maker Syngenta Crop Protection.
BENTON – Stephen Tillery can sue Swiss owners of an American company that makes weed killer atrazine, U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert decided on Nov. 23.
Tillery BENTON – Syngenta Crop Protection must give Stephen Tillery of St. Louis a database about weed killer atrazine that Tillery associate John Craig called a holy grail.
Pope CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit appeal judges lack jurisdiction to review District Judge Phil Gilbert's order denying public access to documents about weed killer atrazine, according to atrazine producer Syngenta Crop Protection.
Tillery BENTON – U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert must cleanse water supplies of weed killer atrazine because the Environmental Protection Agency can't, Stephen Tillery argues.
Cudmore SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore quashed subpoenas that Stephen Tillery served on the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois and the Illinois Farm Bureau, finding their right to free association protected them from Tillery.