They may scoff at the measly 290 million but I wonder what they think of the thousands of lawsuits
soon to be on the books. The stage has been set and the floodgates are about to be thrown open.
No, I don't think they are laughing at all.
Monsato lost a bunch of suits in Hawaii and choose to settle quietly out of court.
The case was about significant increase in mental defect of children downwind of their farms. There are probably lots of cases like this that are escaping the public eye and being memory holed.
No doubt thats true. If they were smart they'd get out thier hefty checkbook and start writing. They will eventually run up against someone that won't settle for peanuts
and it will cost them the farm before its over. Seems as if public opinion is already
turning against them. Sucks to be them.
My county voted to ban their pesticides and prohibit the expansion of their farms some years ago and they had it struck down as unconstitutional. Now we are attacking them with the slow creep and restricting where pesticides can be sprayed and banning them on an individual basis. So far this is working because we have strong winds that carry chemicals far. As soon as it gets detected at a school, they get in trouble. Health department also aggressively logs complaints about exposure.
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edistojim ago
They may scoff at the measly 290 million but I wonder what they think of the thousands of lawsuits soon to be on the books. The stage has been set and the floodgates are about to be thrown open. No, I don't think they are laughing at all.
Le_Squish ago
Monsato lost a bunch of suits in Hawaii and choose to settle quietly out of court.
The case was about significant increase in mental defect of children downwind of their farms. There are probably lots of cases like this that are escaping the public eye and being memory holed.
edistojim ago
No doubt thats true. If they were smart they'd get out thier hefty checkbook and start writing. They will eventually run up against someone that won't settle for peanuts and it will cost them the farm before its over. Seems as if public opinion is already turning against them. Sucks to be them.
Le_Squish ago
My county voted to ban their pesticides and prohibit the expansion of their farms some years ago and they had it struck down as unconstitutional. Now we are attacking them with the slow creep and restricting where pesticides can be sprayed and banning them on an individual basis. So far this is working because we have strong winds that carry chemicals far. As soon as it gets detected at a school, they get in trouble. Health department also aggressively logs complaints about exposure.