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In Re: Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation

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Case Number:

2:14-md-02591

Court:

Kansas

Nature of Suit:

Agriculture Acts

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

John W. Lungstrum

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  1. May 31, 2016

    Farmers Plow Into Syngenta In Modified Corn MDL

    A group of corn farmers asked a Kansas federal judge last week to reject Syngenta's bid to escape multidistrict litigation that claims the agribusiness giant's promotion of genetically modified corn cost the industry upward of $1 billion, arguing that federal law doesn't preempt the claims.

  2. April 05, 2016

    Judge Tosses Syngenta's 3rd-Party Claims In Corn MDL

    A Kansas federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over genetically modified corn seed that allegedly tainted U.S. exports tossed Syngenta AG's third-party claims that corn distributors negligently handled the corn and shipped it to China, saying Monday they are preempted by federal law.

  3. February 29, 2016

    Corn Farms Fight Syngenta Bid To Strike Members In MDL

    Farms accusing Syngenta AG in multidistrict litigation of misleading them into planting its genetically modified corn, which they claim taints the corn supply to China, urged a Kansas federal judge Friday to deny Syngenta's bid to strike class members who purchased or planted the seeds.

  4. January 19, 2016

    Archer Daniels, Cargill Try To Pop Syngenta's Corn Claims

    Corn distributors Cargill Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. urged a Kansas federal judge Tuesday to toss third-party claims brought by Syngenta AG in multidistrict litigation over genetically modified corn seed that allegedly tainted U.S. exports, saying Syngenta's claims that they negligently distributed the corn are preempted and unsupported.

  5. December 11, 2015

    Corn Producers Look To Stop Bellwether Strike Motion In MDL

    Corn producers battling Syngenta in multidistrict litigation over genetically modified corn seed that allegedly tainted U.S. exports sought Friday to preemptively fight off an upcoming move by Syngenta to strike some bellwether cases, accusing the company of "sandbagging" in Kansas federal court.

  6. November 23, 2015

    Bellwether Cases Chosen In Syngenta GMO Corn MDL

    The individual lawsuits of 48 corn producers from eight states have been selected as the bellwether cases in multidistrict litigation accusing Syngenta of tainting U.S. corn with genetically modified seed that led China to block the nation's imports, according a filing in Kansas federal court Friday.

  7. November 20, 2015

    Syngenta Says Distributors To Blame In GMO Corn MDL

    The third-party corn distributors accusing Syngenta of tainting U.S. corn with genetically modified seed and causing China to reject exported crops should be held equally accountable for their role in shipping it, Syngenta told a Kansas federal court Thursday in a third-party complaint.

  8. October 19, 2015

    Syngenta Can't Appeal Ruling Letting GMO Corn MDL Proceed

    Syngenta can't appeal a ruling allowing Cargill and other corn industry players to press multidistrict litigation claiming the Swiss agribusiness company tainted U.S. corn with genetically modified seed, causing China to block imports, a Kansas federal judge said Monday.

  9. October 14, 2015

    Syngenta Seeks Appeal Of 'Novel' Rulings In GMO Corn MDL

    Syngenta plans on appealing parts of a decision from a Kansas federal judge that it says address "novel" questions of law in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of tainting U.S. corn supply with genetically modified seed and causing China to reject exported crops, according to documents filed in court Tuesday.

  10. September 11, 2015

    Syngenta Escapes Some Trespass Claims In Corn MDL

    A Kansas federal judge on Friday tossed some claims in multidistrict litigation against Syngenta Corp., holding plaintiffs cannot claim it trespassed on their property rights by intermingling its genetically modified corn with other strains of corn.