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Brazil judge orders Monsanto to deposit royalties related to GMO seed

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News July 4, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A Brazilian judge has ordered local units of Monsanto to put royalties related to a GMO soy seed technology in an escrow account, in a decision likely to hinder the U.S. seed company’s ability to collect royalties from the business. The July 3 ruling relates to a patent dispute between

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ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company’s launch of a biotech corn strain that roiled grain exports to China, according to regulatory documents filed on Friday. ADM sued Syngenta four years ago for selling the corn variety known as Agrisure Viptera or

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

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Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a herbicide the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer, filed the lawsuit last year in a bid

The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

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Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 13, 2017

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement Friday that U.S. rail operator

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

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ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume September 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta moved closer to putting a troubled biotech corn seed launch behind it with a US$1.5 billion settlement with farmers this week, but grain traders who filed two remaining lawsuits may be less ready to compromise, legal experts said. The company was sued three years ago by the farmers and traders

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

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Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

By GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Reuters — Syngenta has agreed to pay close to US$1.5 billion to resolve lawsuits stemming from its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved importing it, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Swiss company confirmed that it has reached a settlement, without confirming the financial terms.

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Lawsuit alleges farmers short changed $151 million as CWB wound down

According to a statement of claim $145 million was transferred from the CWB’s pool accounts to its contingency fund

By Allan Dawson April 24, 2017

As the Canadian Wheat Board wound down farmers were wrongly shortchanged by a decisions that helped fund its transition into a privately-held company, legal documents allege. The former Conservative government wrongly allowed the transfer of $151 million that should have gone to farmers who delivered CWB grains during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 crop years, Brookdale,

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New lawsuit claims CWB kept $145 million of farmers’ money

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 24, 2017

Brookdale Manitoba farmer Andrew Dennis has filed a statement of claim in the Manitoba Court of Queens Bench claiming the now-defunct Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) withheld money owed to farmers to help finance its transition to a private grain company. Dennis is seeking certification of a class action lawsuit on behalf of all farmers who

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Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

By Brendan Pierson, GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Reuters — Employees of Monsanto ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup herbicide does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings. The documents, made public Tuesday, are part of a mass litigation in federal court in San Francisco claiming Monsanto

Daily Network News

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Brazil judge orders Monsanto to deposit royalties related to GMO seed

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

Lawsuit alleges farmers short changed $151 million as CWB wound down

New lawsuit claims CWB kept $145 million of farmers’ money

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

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