Reeg The defendant in a proposed federal class action over water contamination allegedly caused by the weed killer atrazine is asking the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to compel each plaintiff currently listed in the suit to answer discovery questions including questions related to damages and water testing results.
Mudge The parties in a proposed state class action over alleged water contamination caused by atrazine haggled over the confidentiality of documents related to defendant Syngenta Crop Protection LLC's public relations efforts.
Reeg Lead plaintiff Holiday Shores Sanitary District is asking for a protective order and to file documents under seal in the days leading up to a Friday hearing on a series of discovery disputes that have plagued its proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.
Tillery A non-party to a proposed federal class action brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine has filed an objection to a subpoena arguing that the discovery demand's timing is "unduly burdensome," as it comes during the company's busiest time of year.
Tillery U.S. Magistrate Judge Phillip Frazier rejected a move by Syngenta Crop Protection LLC and its Switzerland-based parent company, Syngenta AG seeking to quash subpoenas issued to 100 non-parties to a federal class action centered on the company's weed killer atrazine.
Two Kansas cities have been dropped from a proposed multi-state class action against Syngenta Crop Protection LLC and its Swiss parent company Syngenta AG over claims that a weed killer made by the companies contaminates water supplies.
Reeg Atrazine maker Syngenta Crop Protection LLC is seeking a protective order to block the subpoenas of 100 non-parties in a proposed class action over the weed killer brought by lead plaintiff the Holiday Shores Sanitary District a week before a hearing in the case.
Defendant Syngenta AG is asking to cite additional authority in the form of a recent United States Supreme Court opinion as a hearing date on its motion to dismiss a federal case brought by water providers over alleged contamination caused by the company's weed killer atrazine.
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore won't open records of private groups to class action lawyer Stephen Tillery unless the Illinois Supreme Court does.
Tillery More than a year after Syngenta AG filed a motion to dismiss a proposed federal class action brought by the City of Greenville over alleged water contamination, a hearing date has been set.
Tillery After accusations of fraud and barbs over a highly contentious discovery process, the parties in one of a series of class actions brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine spent most of the day in a closed courtroom with Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge reviewing disputed documents.
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection LLC is calling a sanctions move filed by the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action centered on the weed killer atrazine "flatly wrong," and is part of a "meritless crusade for sanctions."
Bast CHICAGO – U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan denied reconsideration of an order protecting private records of the Heartland Institute from class action lawyer Stephen Tillery.
Tillery Holiday Shores Sanitary District, the lead plaintiff in a series of proposed class actions against the makers of the weed killer atrazine, is asking Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to quash a series of scheduled depositions due to scheduling conflicts.
Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has allowed the lead plaintiff in a series of proposed class actions filed over claims related to the weed killer atrazine to file exhibits under seal in the days leading up to a sanctions motion hearing against defendant Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.
Tillery Lead plaintiff Holiday Shores Sanitary District is asking Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to limit the scope covered by two subpoenas issued to expert witnesses in a proposed class action over the weed killer atrazine.
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. has issued subpoenas to the National Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) and two of its experts in a proposed Madison County class action over the weed killer atrazine.
Tillery The City of Greenville is asking United States District Judge J. Phil Gilbert to unseal all of the documents related to a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by one of the defendants in a proposed federal class action over the weed killer atrazine.