{"id":2652,"date":"2022-01-11T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2022-01-14T17:28:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T23:28:02","slug":"discovery-and-motion-work-are-ongoing-in-the-paraquat-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/discovery-and-motion-work-are-ongoing-in-the-paraquat-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery and Motion Work Are Ongoing in the Paraquat Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/landscape-gde3bb48b0_640.jpg\" alt=\"landscape-gde3bb48b0_640\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/>Recently, another lawsuit was filed on behalf of a farm worker alleging neurological injuries related to his application of paraquat, an herbicide, to farmlands to desiccate crops prior to planting new ones. Like many other lawsuits related to the herbicide, his complaint alleges failure to warn, design defects, negligence, breach of warranties, and public nuisance. Like many other plaintiffs, his injuries are consistent with Parkinson\u2019s disease. Litigation against manufacturers of Paraquat, such as Syngenta and Growmark, has been ongoing since 2017. In December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsd.uscourts.gov\/documents\/Paraquat\/ParaquatCMO12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Case Management Order 12<\/a> was issued for multidistrict litigation in Illinois. If you believe you may have suffered neurological injuries due to Paraquat exposure, you may have a claim for damages. Call the experienced Chicago product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to discuss your case. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p>Studies conducted on animals have found that paraquat can do damage to dopaminergic neurons in the brain. It is, in fact, the agent used by scientists to produce Parkinson\u2019s symptoms in animals because it is so effective at creating neurological injuries. Lawsuits are underway in federal courts across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consult Our Chicago-Based Lawyers About Your Injuries Arising Out of Paraquat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Illinois, discovery, or the process by which each side gains information about the other side\u2019s arguments and evidence, is now underway in the paraquat multidistrict litigation. Case Management Order 12 specifies that limited fact discovery for certain cases must be complete by March 31, 2022. The limited fact discovery allowed includes written fact sheets, requested documents, and up to 3 depositions per plaintiff. The defendant manufacturers can take depositions of the plaintiff, or a family member of the plaintiff, the plaintiff\u2019s treating doctor, and a fact witness who can attest to the paraquat exposure. In order to get discovery beyond these three depositions, the manufacturer and plaintiff must agree or get the court\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/discovery-and-motion-work-are-ongoing-in-the-paraquat-litigation\/#more-2652\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, another lawsuit was filed on behalf of a farm worker alleging neurological injuries related to his application of paraquat, an herbicide, to farmlands to desiccate crops prior to planting new ones. Like many other lawsuits related to the herbicide, his complaint alleges failure to warn, design defects, negligence, breach of warranties, and public nuisance. 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