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Tillery says 'cover-up'; Syngenta says 'colossal' waste of time in discovery dispute
Tillery Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge heard arguments in another of a series of discovery disputes that have dogged a class action brought by a local sanitary district against the makers of the weed-killer atrazine Wednesday. -
Third party motion to quash defense subpoena in Syngenta atrazine suit moved
Perica The parties in one of a series of proposed class action suits over alleged water contamination by the weed killer atrazine have pushed back a hearing on a move to quash a discovery request. -
Appellate court receives Syngenta discovery order appeal in atrazine class action
Crowder The appellate court at Mount Vernon has received the appeal of a discovery order targeted by both sides and third parties in one of a series of proposed class actions over the weed killer atrazine. -
Discovery continues in Syngenta atrazine class action in federal court
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS - An order settling a dispute over discovery documents is the latest action in a federal suit brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine. -
Tillery asks Crowder to certify questions on atrazine discovery order
Tillery Holiday Shores Sanitation District is asking that a higher court also hear its discovery-related questions after a defendant it is suing in Madison County was allowed to raise First Amendment issues with the Fifth District Appellate Court. -
Crowder sends questions about discovery order in atrazine case to appellate court
One of a series of proposed class actions against the makers of the weed killer atrazine is headed to Mount Vernon as defendant Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. won its plea asking that questions be certified for appeal. -
Syngenta wants appellate court to rule on Crowder's atrazine discovery order
Crowder Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., a company facing both a Madison County and federal lawsuit over its popular weed killer is asking a Madison County judge to send what it calls Constitutional questions to the appellate court. -
Crowder sends last atrazine cases to Stack
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder signed an order Sept. 29 sending the last two proposed atrazine class action cases pending against United Agri-Products Inc. and Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. to Circuit Judge Daniel Stack. -
Crowder will allow discovery of non-parties in atrazine class action
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder will allow plaintiffs in one of a series of proposed class actions against a maker of the herbicide atrazine to discover evidence among non-parties to the litigation. -
Holiday Shores, Syngenta to argue dueling motions to compel Friday
Tillery Attorneys continue to duel over discovery issues in one of a series of proposed class action cases brought against the makers of atrazine. -
Lawyers aim to harass and intimidate growers in atrazine issue
White Atrazine is a vital herbicide that is under attack by environmentalists, activist researchers, activist media and slick trial attorneys. -
Tillery files for hearing on motion to compel in atrazine class action
Tillery Another discovery dispute has arisen in one of a series of proposed class action suits against the maker of the herbicide atrazine. -
Crowder denies motions to dismiss and stay in atrazine class action
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has denied motions to stay and to dismiss a proposed class action against a leading maker of the herbicide atrazine. -
Trade groups argue to quash depositions in atrazine case
Reeg The University of Chicago, Illinois Farm Bureau and other big trade groups are seeking to kill a series of subpoenas and deposition notices filed in a class action against various makers and distributors of atrazine. -
University of Chicago's motion to quash Tillery subpoena to be heard in atrazine case
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder will oversee a motion hearing Aug. 25 in a proposed class action against atrazine manufacturer Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. -
Critics of EPA's Jackson say she bows to both extremes
Jackson Soon after President Barack Obama tapped Lisa P. Jackson to take the reins at the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced it would be re-reviewing a commonly used farming pesticide – atrazine – and its potential health effects. -
Asbestos history laid out in six week trial that ended in deadlock
Castleman BLOOMINGTON – Two mesothelioma sufferers fell short of a unanimous jury verdict on their claim that a conspiracy among corporations caused their disease. -
Trade groups fight subpoenas in Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery A number of trade groups representing the chemical and fertilizer industries in Illinois are fighting subpoenas issued in one of a series of class action cases over alleged water contamination by a popular weed killer. -
EPA, atrazine maker at odds over study
Jackson The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a new review of atrazine, a commonly used agricultural pesticide, is rooted in a statutory mandate and prompted by new evidence about the effects of the pesticide to humans and animals. -
Atrazine motion hearing to be reset
Reeg A hearing over dueling motions to compel in one of a series of Madison County alleged water contamination class actions is off.