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Paraquat Lawsuit Recalls

Another toxic herbicide used in our food crops

Paraquat is a highly poisonous herbicide that, if ingested, is extremely dangerous. Since 1964, Paraquat has been commercially utilized in the United States. The health hazards linked to Paraquat, notably the risk of Parkinson’s disease due to exposure, have prompted 32 countries to outlaw the chemical within their borders.

The Paraquat lawsuit is continuing to expand at an increasing rate. The number of claims pending in the Paraquat class action lawsuit has now reached 1,153. In the first week of May 2022, 57 new Paraquat Parkinson’s disease cases were filed into the Illinois Paraquat MDL (multidistrict litigation).

Despite the strong evidence linking Paraquat to incredibly toxic complications for humans, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has maintained paraquat is a legal chemical restricted for commercially licensed users.

Paraquat Class Action Lawsuits Explained

Paraquat’s link to Parkinson’s disease may have been known to producers for years, but it was never made public. This implies that firms that manufactured and sold Paraquat can be held liable for selling a hazardous product without adequate warnings.

Below we’ll get into some of the histories on the growing body of evidence linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease and other terrible medical conditions. We’ll also get into how you can get help.

Is Paraquat Toxic?

Yes, paraquat is indeed toxic. According to the EPA, if you drink one sip of Paraquat, it has a 70% chance of killing you.

If you survive short-term exposure to it, then what else might paraquat do? Well, Parkinson’s disease has been linked to frequent occupational exposure to Paraquat over the last decade.

Toxic Paraquat used in American food crops

Yes, it is. Paraquat is still being used in America for corn crops, soy crops, and cotton growing to stop unwanted weeds and grasses from growing in the crop fields.

What brands contain Paraquat?

Firestorm

Blanco

Gramoxone

Parazone

Para-Shot

Quick-Quat

Among other brand names.

Parkinson’s Disease directly linked to Paraquat exposure

In 2009, one of the first studies to reveal a link between Paraquat exposure and Parkinson’s Disease was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

In 2011, a more comprehensive study was published which found that people who had been exposed to Paraquat were 2.5 times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those who had not been exposed.

In 2014, five case-controlled studies reaffirmed what many already were sure of: exposure to paraquat can cause Parkinson’s disease

In 2016, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) finally took notice and launched an investigation into the health hazards of Paraquat.

Common Paraquat Lawsuits Questions

Paraquat is said to induce Parkinson’s disease due to its ability to generate oxidative stress. Paraquat kills plants by producing oxidative stress, which causes plant cells to deteriorate and die.

Oxidative stress is known to harm dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, an area of the human brain that is involved in dopamine synthesis. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that controls motor activity throughout the body.

The same oxidation stress that causes Paraquat to be poisonous to plant cells also damages nerve dopaminergic neurons. It’s only natural that Paraquat exposure would raise the chance of Parkinson’s disease.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease after being exposed to Paraquat, you may be entitled to compensation. We urge you to contact our team today and speak to a professional.

There is a class-action lawsuit against the company that makes Paraquat. This means all lawsuits against the company for Parkinson’s disease will be handled by one judge in what is called an MDL (multidistrict litigation).

On March 2021, Greenpeace released a report calling on the EPA to ban Paraquat. Known as “The Paraquat Papers”, Greenpeace lampoons Syngenta, the Chinese-owned corporation that continuously exports paraquat even though the chemical is officially banned in China.

People who used or worked on farms where the weed killer Paraquat was used and later developed Parkinson’s disease sued the company that makes the weed killer. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other states.

Syngenta, a Swiss-headquartered, Chinese-owned agrochemical company makes the drug Paraquat.

People who used or were exposed to Paraquat and then got diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease might be able to receive sizeable, monetary benefits from a class-action lawsuit

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