In re: Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation
Jun 23, 2017OUTCOME: Favorable jury verdict
A federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas, awarded damages to Kansas corn farmers after finding seed giant Syngenta AG was negligent when it introduced strains of genetically engineered corn seed into the ... marketplace that were not approved for import by the Chinese government. The eight-member jury returned its verdict after an 18-day-long trial, the first of eight certified class actions lawsuits against Syngenta brought in state court.
