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ADM accused of misconduct, lack of safety inspections after explosion hurt US worker

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 17, 2024

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a U.S. worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company.

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Green group sues Tyson Foods for allegedly false climate claims

By Leah Douglas, Reuters September 18, 2024

An environmental group is suing U.S.-based meat processor Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and marketing climate-friendly beef without meaningful plans to achieve those goals.

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Bayer, others defeat US farmers’ chemical price-fixing lawsuit

By Reuters September 16, 2024

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing agriculture giants Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and others of conspiring with wholesalers and retail outlets to fix prices for seeds and crop protection chemicals, causing farmers to pay higher prices

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Canada Bread takes legal action against Maple Leaf in bread price fixing matter

By Geralyn Wichers September 12, 2024

Canada Bread Company has taken legal action against Maple Leaf Foods in a move it says will protect its financial and legal interests in relation to an ongoing alleged bread price fixing matter.

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U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters August 7, 2024

Kroger, one of the largest U.S. grocers, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers by using the familiar "farm fresh" label to describe eggs that came from caged hens in industrial settings.

The total settlement includes a cash payment of $404 million and $96 million that has already been paid through the “Loblaw Card program.”

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Loblaw and parent company to pay out $500 million in bread price fixing settlement

By Geralyn Wichers July 26, 2024

Grocery giant Loblaw (Loblaw Companies Limited) and parent company George Weston Limited announced yesterday a $500 million settlement had been reached concerning their involvement in a bread price-fixing scandal.

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Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage

By Reuters July 5, 2024

Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law, according to court documents seen by Reuters.

Farmers Edge is a digital agronomy firm that offers services such as variable rate nutrition management and FarmCommand, a data management and analytics platform. Farmers Edge, founder and former CEO Wade Barnes, former chief financial officer David Patrick, Fairfax Financial Holdings and several financial underwriters are named in the suit asking for a combined total of $270 million in damages. | Screencap via farmersedge.ca

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Farmers Edge disputes merits of claim made by former investors

Proposed class action suite alleges investors received misleading information prior to the company's 2021 IPO

By Geralyn Wichers June 21, 2024

Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder. Farmers Edge, founder and former CEO Wade Barnes, former chief financial officer David Patrick, Fairfax Financial Holdings and several financial underwriters are named in the suit asking for a combined total of $270 million in damages.

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Former investors seek class action lawsuit against Farmers Edge

Plaintiffs allege they received misleading information prior to the company's 2021 IPO

By Geralyn Wichers June 18, 2024

Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder.

Manitoba Law Courts building. Photo: Don Norman

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Former Manitoba man sues Bayer for causing his cancer

By Don Norman June 12, 2024

A Calgary man who lived on a farm in Carman, Man., as a child has filed a lawsuit saying chemicals he was exposed to resulted in a cancer diagnosis. The plaintiffs in the case are Kevin Giesbrecht and his common-law spouse, Jennifer McAlpine, who now live in Calgary. According to court documents, Giesbrecht lived on

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ADM accused of misconduct, lack of safety inspections after explosion hurt US worker

Green group sues Tyson Foods for allegedly false climate claims

Bayer, others defeat US farmers’ chemical price-fixing lawsuit

Canada Bread takes legal action against Maple Leaf in bread price fixing matter

U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit

Loblaw and parent company to pay out $500 million in bread price fixing settlement

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage

Farmers Edge disputes merits of claim made by former investors

Former investors seek class action lawsuit against Farmers Edge

Former Manitoba man sues Bayer for causing his cancer

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