Companies Seek High Court Ruling That State Jurisdiction Over Paraquat Cases Fails

( May 29, 2025, 8:42 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chemical companies have filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to hear their appeal of a ruling in a product liability case related to exposure to the pesticide paraquat.  The companies say the Supreme Court should rule that the commerce clause and the due process clause are violated when a defendant without substantial operations in a particular state is subject to lawsuits brought in that jurisdiction....