August 10, 2017
Lawyers from Seeger Weiss LLP, Watts Guerra LLP and two other firms will serve on a settlement negotiation committee that will work on resolving several lawsuits pending in state and federal courts over Syngenta's development and sale of genetically modified corn seeds, a Kansas federal judge has said.
July 06, 2017
A Kansas federal judge on Thursday partially consolidated seven separate state class actions for trial in multidistrict litigation alleging agricultural company Syngenta AG's promotion of genetically modified corn cost the industry at least $1 billion, ruling the state classes will head to trial in pairs.
June 23, 2017
A Kansas federal jury awarded corn producers $218 million Friday in the first trial in multidistrict litigation over agricultural giant Syngenta's alleged role in China's rejection of U.S. corn shipments.
June 15, 2017
Agricultural giant Syngenta AG urged a Kansas federal judge on Wednesday to toss without jury deliberation allegations brought by corn producers in multidistrict litigation over the company's alleged role in China's rejection of U.S. corn shipments.
May 04, 2017
Agricultural company Syngenta urged a Kansas federal court on Wednesday to not consolidate separate state class actions in multidistrict litigation alleging its promotion of genetically modified corn cost the industry at least $1 billion, arguing doing so ignores the broader picture and undermines a bellwether process already in motion.
March 29, 2017
A Kansas federal judge has denied Monsanto's bid to pause a magistrate's order last week that its former in-house counsel hand over documents to a group of corn producers in multidistrict litigation over Syngenta's allegedly false promotion of genetically modified corn.
March 24, 2017
A Kansas federal court on Friday partially granted a demand from a group of corn producers to compel documents from a former Monsanto in-house attorney in multidistrict litigation over Syngenta's allegedly false promotion of genetically modified corn, saying there could be relevant information in the attorney's possession.
February 21, 2017
Class counsel for a nationwide group of corn producers, as well as groups from eight states, in multidistrict litigation over Syngenta's allegedly false promotion of genetically modified corn accused several law firms of trying to steal their clients, asking a Kansas federal court Friday to direct the firms to stay away.
January 19, 2017
A Kansas federal magistrate judge shot down Monsanto's "implied request" to exclude its former longtime in-house attorney from serving as a witness in multidistrict litigation over Syngenta's allegedly false promotion of genetically modified corn, holding Thursday that the deposition will go forward, but the company's counsel can attend to object or advise the ex-employee.
December 12, 2016
Syngenta and the class of corn producers suing it in multidistrict litigation over the company’s allegedly false promotion of genetically modified corn have agreed to eliminate non-Kansas residents as class representatives for an upcoming trial that includes both nationwide and Kansas claims, according to a filing Friday.