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$1.5B Settlement in Syngenta Modified Corn Seed Lawsuit

A $1.5 billion settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit covering tens of thousands of farmers, grain-handling facilities and ethanol plants that sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed. The settlement, reached March …

Syngenta Settles With U.S. Farmers in China Corn Trade Case

Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta said it has agreed to settle tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits by farmers over the company’s rollout of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China approved it for imports. Syngenta’s seed division is based …

1st Farmer Lawsuit Against Syngenta over China Trade Begins in Kansas

The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits went to trial on Monday in Kansas against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market before China approved it …

1st Farmer Lawsuit Against Syngenta over China Trade Begins in Minnesota

The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits is about to go to trial against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market before China had approved it …