Recently, on September 26, 2017, during a trial in Minnesota state court, a potential settlement of the Syngenta MIR 162 Corn Litigation was announced. The litigation stems from Syngenta’s decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved it. When Chinese officials began refusing U.S. corn shipments in approximately 2013, corn prices...
Kansas Jury Awards $217.7 Million to Kansas Farmers in GMO Corn Case Against Syngenta
Today, a federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas ordered Syngenta, an agribusiness giant, to pay nearly $218 million to more than 7,000 Kansas farmers over its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved it. When Chinese officials began refusing U.S. corn shipments in approximately 2013, corn prices plummeted causing catastrophic...