Paraquat Settlement Nears in 6,700 Parkinson's Lawsuits as New Mississippi Claim Joins MDL
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Updated · AboutLawsuits.com · Aug 6
Paraquat Settlement Nears in 6,700 Parkinson's Lawsuits as New Mississippi Claim Joins MDL
2 articles · Updated · AboutLawsuits.com · Aug 6
Summary
Nearly 6,700 federal lawsuits alleging Paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease are close to a final settlement, with plaintiffs’ lawyers and manufacturers Syngenta and Chevron still finishing terms.
A July 28 complaint from Mississippi farmer George Caldwell was added to the Illinois multidistrict litigation, alleging repeated Paraquat exposure from the 1960s into 1971 led to his October 2024 Parkinson’s diagnosis.
Caldwell’s suit says the companies failed to warn users or provide adequate safety protections, citing studies that found occupational exposure may raise Parkinson’s risk two- to five-fold or more.
Judge Nancy Rosenstengel has kept the litigation stayed since the deal was announced, but bellwether trials could resume if negotiations collapse.
Syngenta still denies a causal link, even after announcing a global Paraquat production phaseout in June as more U.S. states pushed for bans.