In Re: Morning Song Bird Food Litigation

  1. August 17, 2015

    Scotts' Toxic Bird Seed Docs Are Fair Game, Plaintiffs Say

    Bird seed buyers suing Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. over feed tainted with toxic pesticides told a California federal judge Friday that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, accusing the company of concealing studies it previously used to bolster its case.

  2. August 10, 2015

    Plaintiffs Again Denied Ohio Docs In Scotts Bird Food Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday told consumers in a class action accusing Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. of selling wild bird food that contained toxic pesticides that he would not reconsider their motion asking to compel Scotts to turn over presentencing submissions it made in an Ohio criminal case.

  3. July 10, 2015

    Plaintiffs Can Submit New Evidence In Scotts Bird Food Case

    A California federal judge on Friday allowed plaintiffs in a putative class action accusing Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. of selling wild bird food that contained toxic pesticides to submit reams of new evidence to support their bid for class certification, which plaintiffs say identifies more than 1 million potential class members.

  4. June 01, 2015

    Plaintiffs Demand Sentencing Docs In Scotts Bird Seed Suit

    Plaintiffs targeting Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. in a proposed class action in California federal court over its alleged sale of pesticide-laden bird food argued on Friday that the company is mischaracterizing as privileged certain sentencing documents they had sought related to its criminal conviction over its use of pesticides.

  5. May 12, 2015

    Plaintiffs Demand Docs In Scotts Toxic Bird Seed Row

    Plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. of selling wild bird food that contained toxic pesticides claimed on Monday the company was flouting a California judge's order to produce documents by withholding third-party reports about the bird food.

  6. February 09, 2015

    Secrecy Pacts Off-Limits In Scotts Bird Food Suit, Judge Says

    A federal magistrate judge on Friday declined to interfere with confidentiality agreements between Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. and certain former employees, finding that plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing the company of selling pesticide-laden bird food must honor the pacts as they expand their investigation in the case.

  7. January 06, 2015

    Scotts Denies 'Scare Tactics' In Toxic Bird Food Suit

    The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company contested accusations in a proposed class action that it intimidated its employees into confidentiality agreements to thwart litigation over bird food allegedly containing toxic pesticides, arguing Monday that many such agreements predated the litigation.

  8. October 20, 2014

    Scotts Says Rejected Deals Should Kill Toxic Bird Food Suit

    The Scotts Company LLC on Friday asked a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing the company of illegally selling wild bird food that contained toxic pesticides, arguing that the plaintiffs' refusals to accept individual settlements made the dispute moot.

  9. June 28, 2012

    Scotts Miracle-Gro Faces RICO Suit Over Tainted Bird Food

    Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. was slapped with a racketeering class action in California federal court Wednesday alleging the lawn and garden products maker knowingly sold bird food laced with toxic pesticides.

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