Syngenta spent decades attempting to quiet health concerns about its profitable herbicide. November 7, 2024 by Evy Lewis, Investigate Midwest, Investigate Midwest October 23, 2024 In 2004, John Platt and his wife purchased 26 acres of untouched woodlands in Florida’s panhandle. As they transformed it into a horse ranch, they toppled trees and stripped the undergrowth with the herbicide paraquat. Through 2012, Platt sprayed the powerful weedkiller for multiple days […] Read More
LPR Attorneys Urge Lawyers to “Do Something Extraordinary” in the World of Mass Torts January 24, 2023 Heavy hitter attorneys from Levin Papantonio Rafferty took center stage at the Trial Lawyers Summit this Monday in Miami Beach, Florida. A line-up of LPR lawyers spoke to a room of trial attorneys about the top cases that are taking the mass torts world by storm. To kick things off, LPR Attorney Mike Papantonio inspired the crowd […] Read More
New Cases of Parkinson’s Are 50% Higher Than Originally Thought – Paraquat is One of the Reasons January 9, 2023 Environmental toxins could be one driver behind a marked increase in Parkinson’s disease diagnoses, according to a new study published in the December 15, 2022 issue of NPJ Parkinson’s Disease. Authors of the study highlighted epidemiological data showing that the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease diagnoses in North America was greater than had been previously reported. […] Read More
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