Case Law Index Pesticide Regulation
January 1, 1995 – September 20, 2024
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving pesticide regulation that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 561 U.S. 139 (2010) (challenging APHIS’s deregulation decision) Text
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. United States, 556 U.S. 599 (2009) (seeking contribution of cleanup costs) Text
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 544 U.S. 431 (2005) (crop damages) Text
Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson, 538 U.S. 468 (2003) (seeking damages related to pesticide exposure) Text
Wisconsin Pub. Intervenor v. Mortier, 501 U.S. 597 (1991) (FIFRA preemption) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Kris v. Dusseault Family Revocable Trust, 594 F. Supp. 3d 333 (D. N.H. 2022) (claim for reasonable accommodations to evade pesticide exposure) Text
Arborjet, Inc. v. Rainbow Treecare Sci. Advancements, Inc., 63 F. Supp. 3d 149 (D. Mass. 2014), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 794 F.3d 168 (1st Cir. 2015) (trademark and breach of contract) Text
Martex Farms, S.E. v. U.S. E.P.A., 559 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2009) (review of EPA order) Text
Brunault v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., No. Civ.A.00-30059-FHF, 2002 WL 32538419 (D.Mass. Sept. 24, 2002) (products liability action and negligence)
Villalobos v. N. Carolina Growers Ass’n, Inc., 252 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.P.R. 2002) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text
Smith v. Penn Tank Lines, No. CIV. 00-220-JD, 2001 WL 575101, at *1 (D.N.H. May 29, 2001) (negligent pesticide drift)
United States v. Tropical Fruit, S.E., 96 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D. P.R. 2000) (use of pesticides in violation of CERCLA) Text
In re Dupont-Benlate Litig., 877 F. Supp. 779 (D. P.R. 1995) (breach of express and implied warranties, hidden defects of the fungicide) Text
Grenier v. Vermont Log Bldgs., Inc., 96 F.3d 559 (1st Cir. 1996), abrogated by Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 544 U.S. 431, 125 S. Ct. 1788, 161 L. Ed. 2d 687 (2005) (FIFRA and product liability for action wood preservative) Text
King v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., 996 F.2d 1346 (1st Cir. 1993) (FIFRA preemption) Text
BASF Wyandotte Corp. v. Costle, 614 F.2d 21 (1st Cir. 1980) (action for review of federal pesticide regulations) Text
Hubbard-Hall Chem. Co. v. Silverman, 340 F.2d 402 (1st Cir. 1965) (products liability claim) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
In re Crop Prot. Prods. Loyalty Program Antitrust Litig., 655 F. Supp. 3d 1380 (J.P.M.L. 2023) (anticompetitive conduct in the pesticide market) Text
Rural & Migrant Ministry v. U.S. EPA, 510 F. Supp. 3d 138 (S.D.N.Y. 2020) (pesticide drift and exposure) Text
Crespo v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., No. 18CV06869ARRRML, 2019 WL 2716175, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. June 28, 2019) (misleading and inaccurate labeling) Text
Bourbia v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 375 F. Supp. 3d 454 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) (misleading label)
David v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, No. 319CV0064DNHDEP, 2019 WL 1004706, at *1 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2019), report and recommendation adopted in part, rejected in part, No. 3:19-CV-64 (DNH/DEP), 2019 WL 1004299 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2019) (alleging violations of various environmental laws)
Axon v. Citrus World, Inc., 354 F. Supp. 3d 170 (E.D.N.Y. 2018) (breach of warranty, false advertising and violation of FDCA) Text
Sahu v. Union Carbide Corp., 650 F. App’x 53 (2d Cir. 2016) (action for nuisance, trespass, strict liability, and negligence) Text
Carias v. Monsanto Co., Case No. 15-CV-3677, 2016 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 139883) (E.D.N.Y. 2016) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Cliffstar Corp. v. Alpine Foods, LLC, No. 09-CV-00690-JJM, 2016 WL 2640342, at *1 (W.D.N.Y. May 10, 2016) (breach of sales agreement and violation of FIFRA)
PSEG Long Island LLC v. Town of N. Hempstead, 158 F. Supp. 3d 149 (E.D.N.Y. 2016) (enjoin enforcement of ordinance) Text
Carias v. Monsanto Co., No. 15CV3677JMAGRB, 2016 WL 6803780, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2016) (products liability claim)
Aceto Agr. Chemicals Corp. v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, No. 10 CIV. 1770 AJN, 2012 WL 3095060, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2012), aff’d, 531 F. App’x 103 (2d Cir. 2013) (trademark infringement) Text
Nat. Res. Def. Council v. U.S. E.P.A., 658 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2011) (seeking review of an EPA order denying its objections to a pesticide risk assessment) Text
Lewis v. FMC Corp., 786 F. Supp. 2d 690 (W.D.N.Y. 2011) (claims under RCRA and CWA) Text
Peconic Baykeeper, Inc. v. Suffolk Cty., 600 F.3d 180 (2d Cir. 2010) (violation of CWA) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. 09 Civ. 4317(DLC), 2010 WL 431885 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2010) (claims of violations by EPA in conditional approval of pesticide) Text
Nat. Res. Def. Council v. U.S. E.P.A., 676 F. Supp. 2d 307 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (challenging the EPA’s registration of the insecticide under FIFRA) Text
Peconic Baykeeper, Inc. v. Suffolk Cty., No. CV 04-4828 (ADS), 2008 WL 11446801, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2008) (violation of the of theCWA )
Peconic Baykeeper, Inc. v. Suffolk Cty., 585 F. Supp. 2d 377 (E.D.N.Y. 2008), aff’d in part, vacated in part, 600 F.3d 180 (2d Cir. 2010) (violation of the CWA) Text
Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., 581 F. Supp. 2d 491 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (challenging denial of fee waiver in connection with FOIA request) Text
Peconic Baykeeper, Inc. v. Suffolk Cty., No. 04CV4828ADSARL, 2007 WL 9724569, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2007) (violation of the CWA)
Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 461 F.3d 164 (2nd Cir. 2006) (challenging EPA determination of pesticide residue) Text
Fox v. Cheminova, Inc., 387 F.Supp. 2d 160 (E.D.N.Y. 2005) (compliance of FIFRA) Text
W. Harlem Envtl. Action v. EPA, 380 F.Supp. 2d 289 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (violation of FIFRA) Text
No Spray Coal. V. City of New York, No. 00 Civ. 5395(GBD), 2005 WL 1354041 (S.D.N.Y. June 8, 2005) (alleging violations of CWA) Text
Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., No. 01 Civ. 4307(PKC), 2004 WL 1907311 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2004) (personal injury claim)
New York v. EPA, 350 F.Supp. 2d 429 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (challenging EPA’s determination of allowable pesticide residue) Text
Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., 326 F.Supp. 2d 443 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (jurisdictional questions) Text
In re “Agent Orange” Prod. Liab. Litig., 304 F.Supp. 2d 404 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) (violations of FIFRA) Text
Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., No. 01 Civ. 4307(PKC), 2004 WL 1348932 (S.D.N.Y. June 16, 2004) (personal injury action)
No Spray Coal. V. City of New York, 351 F.3d 602 (2nd Cir. 2003) (whether city’s spraying of insecticides violated RCRA) Text
Williams v. Dow Chem. Co., 255 F.Supp. 2d 219 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (action for fraudulent approval from EPA for pesticide) Text
Fox v. Cheminova, Inc., 213 F.R.D. 113 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) (products liability)
No Spray Coal. V. City of New York, No. 00 Civ.5395 JSM, 2002 WL 31682387 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (action to enjoin spraying of insecticide)
Altman v. Town of Amherst, 47 Fed. Appx. 62 (2nd Cir. 2002) (violation of CWA) Text
Terminix Int’l Co. v. Rocque, 210 F.Supp. 2d 97 (D.Conn. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Plourde v. Gladstone, 69 Fed. App’x 485 (2nd Cir. 2003) (toxic tort action)
Plourde v. Gladstone, 190 F.Supp. 2d 708 (D.Vt. 2002) (toxic tort action) Text
No Spray Coalition, Inc. v. City of New York, 252 F.3d 148 (2d Cir. 2001) (whether city’s spraying of insecticides violated RCRA) Text
Jack v. Orkin Exterminating Co., No. 97-CV-7012 (JG), 2001 WL 25641, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 5, 2001) (failure to warn claim is preempted FIFRA)
No Spray Coal., Inc. v. City of New York, 00 CIV. 5395 (JSM), 2000 WL 1401458 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 25, 2000) (whether city’s spraying of insecticides violated CWA and RCRA)
Mainline Tractor & Equip. Co., Inc. v. Nutrite Corp., 937 F. Supp. 1095 (D. Vt. 1996) (crop damage action) Text
Uniroyal Chem. Co. v. Drexel Chem. Co., 931 F. Supp. 132 (D. Conn. 1996) (challenging ownership of prior research studies) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
FMC Corp. v. Sharda USA LLC, Case No. 24-2419, 2024 WL 3850811 (E.D. Pa. 2024) (patent infringement for pesticide) Text
Schaffner v. Monsanto Corp., Case No. 22-3705, 2024 WL 3820973 (3d. Cir. 2024) (FIFRA preemption case that resulted in a circuit split) Text
Marquinez v. Dole Food Co., Case No. 12-695-RGA, 2024 WL 263279 (D. Del. 2024) (mass tort action for alleged pesticide exposure) Text
United States v. Haisten, 50 F.4th 368 (3d. Cir. 2022) (distribution and sale of unregistered pesticides) Text
Weis Markets, Inc. v. SF Group Ltd Liability Co., No. 4:22-CV-00118 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 23, 2022) (contract dispute, product approval “pending” under FIFRA) Text
Nichino America, Inc. v. Valent U.S.A. LLC, 44 F. 4th 180 (3d. Cir. Aug. 12, 2022) (requesting injunction against allegedly infringing trademark) Text
Chavez v. Dole Food Co., Inc., No. CV 12-697-RGA-MPT, 2017 WL 1363304 (D. Del. Apr. 10, 2017) (products liability)
Gucciardi v. Bonide Prod., Inc., 28 F. Supp. 3d 383 (E.D. Pa. 2014) (negligence and breach of warranty) Text
Indian Brand Farms v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 890 F. Supp. 2d 534 (D.N.J. 2012) (crop damage) Text
AgSaver LLC v. FMC Corp., No. CIV.A. 11-997, 2011 WL 2274178, at *1 (E.D. Pa. June 9, 2011) (invalid patent and patent infringement) Text
McDonough v. Bayer Healthcare, LLC, No. CIV. 10-442, 2011 WL 2119107, at *1 (D.N.J. May 26, 2011) (breach of implied warranty and merchantability, FIFRA preemption)
Arlandson v. Hartz Mountain Corp., 792 F. Supp. 2d 691 (D.N.J. 2011) (breach of implied warranty and merchantability, FIFRA preemption) Text
Indian Brand Farms v. Novartis Crop Protection, 617 F.3d 207 (3rd.Cir. 2010) (damage to plants due to reaction with fungicides) Text
Pritchard v. Dow Agro Sciences, 705 F.Supp.2d 471, 2010 WL 936767 (W.D. Pa. 2010) (motion to exclude expert testimony in pesticide case) Text
Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., No. 99-2118, 2007 WL 4571087 (D.N.J. Dec. 20, 2007) (FIFRA preemption of state damage claims)
Mangan v. Brierre, Civil Action No. 06-3204, 2007 WL 475820 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 9, 2007) (action alleging violated his rights to due process and property) Text
Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 460 F.3d 483 (3rd Cir. 2006) (crop damage) Text
FMC Corp. v. Control Solutions, Inc., 369 F.Supp. 2d 539 (E.D. Pa. 2005) (action for copyright infringement) Text
Nat’l Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. Civ. RDB 03-2444, 2005 WL 1241904 (D.Md. May 24, 2005) (alleging violation of ESA)
Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 278 F.Supp. 2d 390 (D.N.J. 2003) (preemption by FIFRA) Text
United States v. Union Corp., 259 F. Supp. 2d 356 (E.D. Pa. 2003) (environmental clean-up and cost-recovery action) Text
Grine v. Coombs, 214 F.R.D. 312 (W.D. Pa. 2003), aff’d, 98 F. App’x 178 (3d Cir. 2004) (alleging violations of CWA, RCRA and CERCLA)
Sultan Chemists, Inc. v. EPA, 281 F.3d 73 (3rd Cir. 2002) (review final decision by EPA) Text
Hawkins v. Leslie’s Poolmart, 965 F. Supp. 566 (D.N.J. 1997), aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom. Hawkins v. Leslie’s Pool Mart, Inc., 184 F.3d 244 (3d Cir. 1999) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Cattell v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., No. CIV. A. 94-1243(JEI), 1995 WL 250400, at *1 (D.N.J. Apr. 21, 1995) (FIFRA preemption)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
Fed. Trade Comm’n v. Syngenta Crop Prot. AG, Case No. 1:22CV828, 2024 WL 149552 (M.D.N.C. 2024) (pesticide antitrust claims) Text
Orr v. U.S. EPA, No. 1:21-CV-149-MOC-WCM (W.D.N.C. 2022) (seeking injunction against spraying right-of-way easement due to presence of endangered species) Text
Severn Peanut Co. v. Indus. Fumigant Co., 807 F.3d 88 (4th Cir. 2015) (breach of contract and negligence claims) Text
Severn Peanut Co. v. Indistrial Fumigant Co., No. 2:11-CV-14-BO, 2014 WL 1056991 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 17, 2014), aff’d sub nom. Severn Peanut Co. v. Indus. Fumigant Co., 807 F.3d 88 (4th Cir. 2015) (breach of contract and negligence claims)
Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., 707 F.3d 462 (4th Cir. 2013) (challenging registration of pesticide) Text
Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., 821 F. Supp. 2d 792 (D. Md. 2011), rev’d and remanded, 707 F.3d 462 (4th Cir. 2013) (violation of the ESA act) Text
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., No. 1:02CV00334, 2011 WL 3472635, at *1 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 9, 2011) (violation of FIFRA and the EPC)
Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., No. 09-1968, 2011 WL 711855 (4th Cir. March 2, 2011) (biological opinion of agency regarding pesticide safety is subject to review by District Court)
Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., 638 F.Supp.2d 508 (D. Md. 2009) (jurisdiction of federal courts to hear FIFRA actions) Text
Rogers v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. 4:06CV00015, 2006 WL 3147393 (W.D. Va. Oct. 31, 2006) (damage to pine trees) Text
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 444 F.Supp. 2d 435 (M.D.N.C. 2006) (registration of pesticide) Text
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, No. 1:02CV334, 2006 WL 6654882, at *1 (M.D.N.C. Mar. 30, 2006) (registration of pesticide)
Oxley v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Civil No. 1:06CV60, 2006 WL 1642152 (W.D.N.C. June 12, 2006) (damages to nursery plants)
Nat’l Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. CIV. RDB 03-2444, 2005 WL 1241904, at *1 (D. Md. May 24, 2005) (violation of the ESA act)
Bourne ex rel. Bourne v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 85 Fed. App’x 964 (4th Cir. 2004) (toxic tort and product liability action)
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 222 F.R.D. 271 (M.D.N.C. 2004) (pesticide regulations)
Marsh v. W.R. Grace & Co., 80 Fed. App’x 883 (4th Cir. 2003) (products liability action)
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. EPA, 202 F.Supp. 2d 437 (M.D.N.C. 2002) (injunction against competitors’ registration) Text
S. States Coop. Inc. v. I.S.P. Co., 198 F.Supp. 2d 807 (N.D.W.Va. 2002) (products liability action) Text
Jeffers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 171 F. Supp. 2d 617 (S.D.W. Va. 2001) (product liability action and violation of FIFRA) Text
Jeffers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 84 F. Supp. 2d 775 (S.D.W. Va. 2000) (product liability action and violation of FIFRA) Text
Lucas v. Bio-Lab, Inc., 108 F. Supp. 2d 518 (E.D. Va. 2000) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Lescs v. William R. Hughes, Inc., 168 F.3d 482 (4th Cir. 1999) (FIFRA preemption)
Andrews v. Buckman Labs., Inc., 181 F.3d 86 (4th Cir. 1999) (personal injuries from exposure to pesticide)
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Champman v. Monsanto Co., Civil Action No. H-22-738 (S.D. Tex 2022) (product liability claim – glyphosate) Text
Hale v. Metrex Research Corp., 963 F.3d 424 (5th Cir. 2020) (manufacturer’s label instruction was adequate) Text
Cascabel Cattle Co., LLC v. U.S., 955 F.3d 445 (5th Cir. 2020) (FTCA claim for pesticide application) Text
White v. Slaughter, No. CV 17-1022, 2019 WL 945936, at *1 (W.D. La. Feb. 26, 2019) (FIFRA violation) Text
Elgawhry v. Ram Chem. & Supply, Inc., No. SA-11-CV-809-XR, 2012 WL 433336, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 9, 2012) (action for FIFRA violation) Text
Tex. Grain Storage, Inc. v. Monsanto, Inc., No. SA-07-CA-673-OG, 2008 WL 2570530 (W.D. Tex. June 26, 2008) (antitrust claim against Monsanto)
Dawson Farms, LLC v. BASF Corp, No. 06-0737, 2008 WL 2222214 (W.D. La. May 16, 2008) (product’s liability claim against pesticide manufacturer)
Sigma Coatings USA B.V. v. Sigmakalon B.V., Civil Action No. 06-2850, 2006 WL 2548259 (E.D. La. Aug. 31, 2006) (alleging the sale of unregistered pesticides)
C.C. Prine v. BASF Corp., Civil Action No. 06-0966, 2006 WL 2294822 (M.D. La. Aug. 7, 2006) (crop damage) Text
Fowler v. First Chem. Corp., No. 2:05CV16-KS-JMR, 2005 WL 6151647, at *1 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 20, 2005) (claims of negligence, products liability and breach of warranty)
Morgan v. Powe Timber Co., 367 F.Supp. 2d 1032 (S.D. Miss. 2005) (product liability claim) Text
W. Tex. Agriplex v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. Civ.A. 5:03-CV-199-C, 2004 WL 1515122 (N.D. Tex. July 7, 2004) (contractual damages) Text
Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. v. Bates, No. Civ.A. 5:01-CV-331-C, 2003 WL 22660741 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 14, 2003) (motion for injunctive relief)
Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. v. Bates, 332 F.3d 323 (5th Cir. 2003) (crop damages and FIFRA preemption) Text
Bayer Corp. v. Custom School Frames, L.L.C., 259 F.Supp. 2d 503 (E.D. La. 2003) (trademark infringement) Text
Doe v. Veneman, 230 F.Supp. 2d 739 (W.D. Tex. 2002) (FIOA action to gain information on settlement agreement) Text
Barrette v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. Civ.A. 02-1677, 2002 WL 31365598 (E.D. La. Oct. 18, 2002) (claim for negligence due to pesticide exposure)
Jarman v. United Indus. Corp., 98 F. Supp. 2d 757 (S.D. Miss. 2000) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Delgado v. Shell Oil Co., 231 F.3d 165 (5th Cir. 2000) (personal injuries due to exposure to nematocide while working on farms in 23 foreign countries) Text
Hart v. Bayer Corp., 199 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2000) (breach of implied warranty of merchantability, misrepresentations) Text
Andrus v. Agrevo USA Co., 178 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 1999) (crop damage action) Text
Andrus v. Agrevo USA Co., 4:97CV22-EMB, 1998 WL 34024162 (N.D. Miss. Sept. 18, 1998) (crop damage action)
Allstate Ins. Co. v. Spectrum Grp., No. CIV. A. 97-2615, 1998 WL 690927, at *1 (E.D. La. Oct. 2, 1998) (product liability action)
Deshotel v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., 969 F. Supp. 397 (W.D. La. 1997) (label-based claims of failure to warn of known defect) Text
Thigpen v. Cheminova, Inc., 992 F. Supp. 864 (S.D. Miss. 1997) (failure to warn of dangers of insecticide) Text
Martinez v. Dow Chem. Co., No. CIV. A. 95-3212, 1996 WL 502461, at *1 (E.D. La. Sept. 4, 1996) (personal injuries due to pesticide exposure)
Delgado v. Shell Oil Co., 890 F. Supp. 1324 (S.D. Tex. 1995) (personal injuries due to exposure to nematocide while working on farms in 23 foreign countries) Text
Bingham v. Terminix Int’l Co., L.P., 896 F. Supp. 642 (S.D. Miss. 1995) (personal injury from pesticide exposure) Text
LaCoste v. Stamps, No. CIV. A. 95-0779, 1995 WL 442070, at *1 (E.D. La. July 25, 1995) (exposure to toxic chemicals)
Rodriguez v. Shell Oil Co., 818 F. Supp. 1013 (S.D. Tex. 1993) (FIFRA preemption) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Drexel Chem. Co. v. Gowan Co., Case No. 2:22-cv-02438-TLP-cgc, 2024 WL 3550396 (W.D. Tenn. 2024) (trade secret claim over pesticides)
Ohio Ex Rel. Yost v. Breen, No. 22-3684 (6th Cir. 2023) (seeking relief for property damage caused by pesticide contamination) Text
Cahio v. Drexel Chem. Co., Case No. 2:18-cv-02204-JTF-atc, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 263523 (W.D. Tenn. 2020) (alleged pesticide exposure by agricultural workers in the sugar cane industry)
Drexel Chem. Co. v. Albaugh, Inc., 645 F. App’x 467 (6th Cir. 2016) (breach of contract)
Aquashield, Inc. v. Sonitec Vortisand, Inc., No. 1:13-CV-119, 2013 WL 5524598, at *2 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 4, 2013) (alleging violation of FIFRA) Text
Drexel Chem. Co. v. Fluorochemika Corp., LLC, No. 10-2925-TMP, 2013 WL 12253061, at *1 (W.D. Tenn. Mar. 18, 2013) (alleging breach of contract and fraud)
Drexel Chem. Co. v. Albaugh, Inc., 489 F. App’x 63 (6th Cir. 2012) (breach of contract)
Smith v. Hartz Mountain Corp., No. 3:12-CV-00662, 2012 WL 5451726, at *1 (N.D. Ohio Nov. 7, 2012) (product liability action) Text
G.C. ex rel. Johnson v. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, LLC, 829 F. Supp. 2d 609 (M.D. Tenn. 2011) (personal injury action for exposure to pesticide) Text
Baumkel v. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., No. 08-14137, 2009 WL 3190477, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 28, 2009) (breach of contract) Text
Nat’l Cotton Council of Am. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 553 F.3d 927 (6th Cir. 2009) (exemption of pesticides from the Clean Water Act) Text
Kerner v. Terminix Int’l Co., Case No. 2:04-CV-735, 2008 WL 341363 (S.D. Ohio 2008) (allegations of pesticide exposure after improper termite extermination in house)
Essenmacher v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 216 Fed. App’x 521 (6th Cir. 2007) (negligent application of pesticides)
Essenmacher v. Orkin Exterminating Co., No. 00-CV-74094-DT, 2006 WL 760320 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 23, 2006) (negligent application of pesticides) Text
Perry v. Se. Boll Weevil Eradication Found., 154 Fed. App’x 467 (6th Cir. 2005) (alleging personal injuries and property damage)
Morgan v. Hardeman County, No. 01-1043, 2002 WL 1397256 (W.D. Tenn. Feb. 12, 2002) (alleging violation of the fifth and fourteenth amendments)
United States v. Kelly, 238 F.3d 425 (6th Cir. 2000) (violation of FIFRA)
Gooch v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 40 F. Supp. 2d 863 (W.D. Ky. 1999) (crop damage action) Text
United States v. Kilgore, 178 F.3d 1297 (6th Cir. 1999) (violation of FIFRA)
Lyall v. Leslie’s Poolmart, 984 F. Supp. 587 (E.D. Mich. 1997) (negligence and breach of warranty claim) Text
Burt v. Fumigation Serv. & Supply, Inc., 926 F. Supp. 624 (W.D. Mich. 1996) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Wright v. Dow Chem. U.S.A., 845 F. Supp. 503 (M.D. Tenn. 1993) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Conde v. Velsicol Chem. Corp., 804 F. Supp. 972 (S.D. Ohio 1992) (alleged pesticide exposure after residential pesticide application) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Stuve v. Kraft Heinz Co., Case No. 21-CV-1845, 2023 WL 184235 (N.D. Ill. 2023) (negligible amounts of glyphosate in defendant’s food product) Text
In re: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3004 (S.D. Ill. Feb 14, 2022) (product liability claims) Text
Blitz v. Monsanto Co., 317 F. Supp. 3d 1042 (W.D. Wis. 2018) (products liability and fraud) Text
Kraszinski v. Rob Roy Country Club Vill. Ass’n, Case No. 17-cv-2228, 2018 WL 3474528 (retaliation after tenant requested reasonable accommodations to avoid pesticide exposure because it would aggravate his auto-immune disease) Text
Wilgus v. Hartz Mountain Corp., No. 3:12-CV-86, 2013 WL 653707, at *1 (N.D. Ind. Feb. 19, 2013) (products liability action) Text
Turek v. Gen. Mills, Inc., 754 F. Supp. 2d 956 (N.D. Ill. 2010), aff’d as modified, 662 F.3d 423 (7th Cir. 2011) (alleging violation of state deceptive practices law) Text
Clifford v. Crop Production Servs., Inc., 627 F.3d 268 (7th Cir. 2010) (negligence claim against supplier of herbicides for crop loss after use of herbicides) Text
United States v. Wabash Valley Serv. Co., 426 F.Supp. 2d 835 (S.D. Ill. 2006) (failure to comply with FIFRA) Text
Croplife Am., Inc. v. City of Madison, 373 F.Supp. 2d 905 (W.D. Wis. 2005) (challenging constitutionality of city ordinances) Text
Hunt v. Unknown Chem. Mfr. No. One, No. IP02-389CMS, 2003 WL 23101798 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 5, 2003) (products liability action)
LeVake v. Zawistowski, No. 02-C-0657-C, 2003 WL 23200367 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 10, 2003) (crop damage action)
LeVake v. Zawistowski, No. 02-C-0657-C, 2003 WL 23170803 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 15, 2003) (crop damage action)
In re StarLink Corn Prod. Liab. Litig., 212 F.Supp. 2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2002) (FIFRA preemption and alleging contaminated corn seed) Text
Hainlen v. Atofina Chemicals, Inc., IP 00-1689-C H/K, 2001 WL 1781922 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 21, 2001) (crop damage action)
Seegers v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, 997 F. Supp. 1124 (N.D. Ind. 1998) (crop damage action) Text
Brierton v. Vermont Log Buildings, Inc., No. 98 C 1486, 1998 WL 611447, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 8, 1998) (negligence claim and FIFRA preemption)
Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 131 F.3d 656 (7th Cir. Wis. 1997) (products liability; FIFRA preemption) Text
Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 960 F. Supp. 1378 (E.D. Wis. 1997) (crop damage action) Text
Kuiper v. American Cyanamid Co., 913 F. Supp. 1236 (E.D. Wis. 1996) (crop damage action) Text
Murray v. Commonwealth Edison, 905 F. Supp. 512 (N.D. Ill. 1995) (jurisdiction of federal courts to hear FIFRA actions) Text
United States v. Gold, No. 77 CR 1073, 1995 WL 307296, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 15, 1995) (false representations and mail fraud) Text
Ryan v. Chemlawn Corp., 935 F.2d 129 (7th Cir. 1990) (personal injury) Text
Evenson v. Osmose Wood Pres., 760 F. Supp. 1345 (S.D. Ind. 1990) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Roberts v. Dow Chem. Co., 702 F. Supp. 195 (N.D. Ill. 1988) (FIFRA preemption) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v. Regan, 85 F.4th 881 (8th Cir. 2023) (petition by agricultural industry groups for judicial review of decision of EPA revoking all tolerances for use of chlorpyrifos) Text
Hahn v. Monsanto Co., 39 F.4th 954 (8th Cir. 2022) (seeking damages related to injury from herbicide use)
Holyfield v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., No. 1:20-CV-00165-JAR, 2021 WL 1380280 (E.D. Mo. April 12, 2021) (state law claims not preempted by FIFRA) Text
Keller Farms, Inc. v. McGarity Flying Serv., LLC, 944 F.3d 975 (8th Cir. 2019) (negligence, trespass, pesticide application) Text
Jones v. Monsanto Co., 19-0102-CV-W-BP, 2019 WL 9656365 (W.D. Mo. 2019) (FIFRA preemption)
BADER FARMS, INC. & BILL BADER Plaintiffs, v. MONSANTO CO. & BASF CORP., Defendants., No. 1:16CV299-SNLJ, 2019 WL 3017425, at *1 (E.D. Mo. July 10, 2019) (products liability and crop damage) Text
In re Dicamba Herbicides Litig., 359 F. Supp. 3d 711 (E.D. Mo. 2019) (crop damage) Text
In re Dicamba Herbicides Litig., No. 1:18-CV-21-SNLJ, 2018 WL 2447792, at *1 (E.D. Mo. May 31, 2018) (negligence and trespass for crop damage)
Rawa v. Monsanto Co., No. 4:17CV01252 AFG, 2017 WL 3392090, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 7, 2017) (false labeling) Text
Pierce v. Fremar, LLC, No. 09-4066-KES, 2010 WL 5172883 (D. S.D. Dec. 14, 2010) (liability for accidental pesticide application and destruction of winter wheat)
DJ Coleman, Inc. v. Nufarm Americas, Inc., 693 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (D.N.D. 2010) (crop damage) Text
DJ Coleman, Inc. v. Nufarm Americas, Inc., No. 1:08-CV-051, 2010 WL 965300, at *1 (D.N.D. Mar. 12, 2010) (product liability action for crop damage)
Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Universal Crop Prot. Alliance, 620 F.3d 926 (8th Cir. 2010) (pollution exclusion in insurance policy relieved insurer of obligation to defend suit for crop destruction) Text
Voss v. Saint Martin Coop., No. 09-3239, 2010 WL 2035804 (8th Cir. May 25, 2010) (FIFRA provides no private right of action) Text
Voss v. St. Martin Coop., No. CV 09-1581 (PAM/RLE), 2009 WL 10700937, at *1 (D. Minn. Sept. 2, 2009), aff’d as modified sub nom. Voss v. Saint Martin Co-op., 376 F. App’x 662 (8th Cir. 2010) (loss of organic status because of pesticide drift)
Albaugh, Inc. v. Arsonate Herbicide Prod., Ltd., No. 4:06-CV-00556-TJS, 2009 WL 10702988, at *1 (S.D. Iowa Feb. 18, 2009) (breach of settlement agreement)
Albaugh, Inc. v. Arsonate Herbicide Prod. Ltd., No. 4:06-CV-556-RP-TJS, 2008 WL 11420085, at *1 (S.D. Iowa Feb. 27, 2008) (action on data-sharing provisions of the FIFRA)
Junk v. Terminix Int’l Co., Case No. 4:05-cv-0608-JAJ, 2008 WL 5142188 (S.D. Iowa 2008) (alleged pesticide exposure after residential pesticide application) Text
K.C.1986 Ltd. P’ship v. Reade Mfg., 472 F.3d 1009 (8th Cir. 2007) (action under CERCLA) Text
Braun v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. Civ.04-1007, 2006 WL 290552 (D.S.D. Feb. 7, 2006) (alleging negligence for crop damage)
Hardin v. BASF Corp., No. 4:00 CV 00500 SWW, 2005 WL 6151334, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Dec. 15, 2005) (product liability)
Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co., 418 F.3d 883 (8th Cir. 2005) (products liability action) Text
Hardin v. BASF Corp., 397 F.3d 1082 (8th Cir. 2005) (preemption) Text
Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co., 338 F.Supp. 2d 974 (S.D. Iowa 2004) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Home Pest & Termite Control, Inc. v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., No. 8:02CV406, 2004 WL 240556 (D.Neb. Feb. 6, 2004) (breach of contract and negligence)
Hardin v. BASF Corp., 290 F.Supp. 2d 964 (E.D. Ark. 2003) (crop damage) Text
Dahlman Farms, Inc. v. FMC Corp., 240 F.Supp. 2d 1012 (D.Minn. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Netland v. Hess & Clark, Inc., 284 F.3d 895 (8th Cir. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Stenehjem v. Whitman, A3-00-109, 2001 WL 1708825 (D. N.D. June 20, 2001) (lack of court’s jurisdiction)
Netland v. Hess & Clark, Inc., 140 F. Supp. 2d 1011 (D. Minn. 2001) (products liability; FIFRA preemption) Text
Friedlein v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., 68 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (N.D. Iowa 1999) (product liability; crop damage action) Text
Nat’l Bank of Commerce of El Dorado, Arkansas v. Dow Chem. Co., 165 F.3d 602 (8th Cir. 1999) (negligence, product liability and breach of warranty) Text
Maynard Co-op. Co. v. Zeneca, Inc., 143 F.3d 1099 (8th Cir. 1998) (losses due to prior application of herbicide) Text
Mascarenas v. Miles Inc., 986 F. Supp. 582 (W.D. Mo. 1997) (personal injury due to exposure to crop pesticide) Text
United States v. Saul, 955 F. Supp. 1076 (E.D. Ark. 1996) (using a restricted pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the label) Text
Bruce v. ICI Ams., 933 F. Supp. 781 (S.D. Iowa 1996) (products liability and contract action against pesticide manufacturer) Text
United States v. Saul, 955 F. Supp. 1073 (E.D. Ark. 1996) (using restricted use pesticide in manner inconsistent with its labeling) Text
Welchert v. American Cyanamid, 59 F.3d 69 (8th Cir. Neb. 1995) (products liability action against herbicide manufacturer) Text
Reutzel v. Spartan Chem. Co., 903 F. Supp. 1272 (N.D. Iowa 1995) (products liability action) Text
Roberson v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 863 F. Supp. 929 (W.D. Ark. 1994) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Riden v. ICI Ams. Inc., 763 F. Supp. 1500 (W.D. Mo. 1991) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Young v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 786 F. Supp. 781 (E.D. Ark. 1991) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Hurt v. Dow Chem. Co., 759 F. Supp. 556 (E.D. Mo. 1990) (FIFRA preemption) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. EPA, Case No. CV-20-00555-TUC-DCB, 2024 WL 455047 (D. Ariz. 2024) (finding that EPA violated FIFRA notice and comment mandates for issuing “new use” pesticide registrations) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. EPA, Case No. 23-cv-02714-SI, 2023 WL 8813528 (N.D. Cal. 2023) (challenging denial by EPA of plaintiff’s citizen petition about regulation of seeds coated with pesticides) Text
Migrant Clinicians Network v. U.S. EPA, 88 F.4th 830 (9th Cir. 2023) (alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act and FIFRA)
Nat’l Ass’n of Wheat Growers v. Bonta, 85 F.4th 1263 (9th Cir. 2023) (first amendment challenge to pesticide labeling requirement) Text
United States v. Perez, Case No. 21-50155, 2023 WL 4491751 (9th Cir. 2023) (smuggling pesticides illegally) Text
Audubon Soc. of Portland v. Haaland, 40 F.4th 967 (9th Cir. 2022) (challenges to U.S. FWS’s Comprehensive Plan for wildlife refuges in the Klamath basin) Text
Center for Food Safety v. Regan, 56 F.4th 648 (9th Cir. 2022) (reversal of EPA’s approval of sulfoxaflor) Text
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, No. CV-20-00555-TUC-DCB (D. Ariz. 2022) (challenging pesticide registration actions for dicamba) Text
NRDC v. United States EPA, 38 F.4th 34 (9th Cir. 2022) (challenges EPA conclusion for purposes of FIFRA re: glyphosate)
Hardeman v. Monsanto Co., 997 F.3d 941 (9th Cir. 2021) (state law claims not preempted by FIFRA) Text
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Regan, 996 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2021) (dispute concerning the documented health risks posed by chlorpyrifos) Text
Nat’l Family Farm Coal. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 966 F.3d 893 (9th Cir. 2020) (EPA reasonably concluded that registering pesticide would not cause adverse effects on environment) Text
Nat’l Family Farm Coal. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 960 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2020) (EPA wrongly registered pesticide under FIRA) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. Wheeler, 429 F.Supp.3d 702 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2019) (plaintiffs had standing to bring claims) Text
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wheeler, 940 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2019) (pesticide tolerances) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. Wheeler, No. C 18-03197 SBA, 2019 WL 8195553 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2019) (failure to consult on pesticide registration) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 316 F. Supp. 3d 1156 (N.D. Cal. 2018) (violation of ESA) Text
Pineros Y Campensinos Unidos v. Pruitt, 293 F. Supp. 3d 1062 (N.D. Cal. 2018) (challenging EPA pesticide regulations) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 847 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 2017) (violation of the ESA) Text
Ellis v. Housenger, 252 F. Supp. 3d 800 (N.D. Cal. 2017) (alleging failure to comply with FIFRA) Text
Nat. Res. Def. Council v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 857 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2017) (review of EPA order) Text
Anderson v. McCarthy, Case No. C 16-00068 WHA, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63671 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Mendoza v. Monsanto Co., No. 116CV00406DADSMS, 2016 WL 3648966, at *1 (E.D. Cal. July 8, 2016) (product liability action)
Hardeman v. Monsanto Co., 216 F. Supp. 3d 1037 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (products liability action) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. McCarthy, 192 F. Supp. 3d 1036 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (alleging that EPA’s decision not to initiate rulemaking to require the labeling of 371 inert ingredients in pesticides violated the APA and FIFRA) Text
Ansagay v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 153 F. Supp. 3d 1270 (D. Haw. 2015) (negligence and wrongful death action) Text
Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. E.P.A., 806 F.3d 520 (9th Cir. 2015) (review of EPA order) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, No. 15-CV-00658-JCS, 2015 WL 5012889, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 24, 2015) (action under ESA to review effects of pesticides) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, No. 15-CV-00658-JCS, 2015 WL 3903133, at *1 (N.D. Cal. June 24, 2015) (violation of ESA)
Syngenta Seeds, Inc., v. Cnty. of Kuai, Case No. 14-00014 BMK, 2014 WL 4216022 (D. Haw. 2014) (city regulations preempted by state pesticide regulations) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 65 F. Supp. 3d 742 (N.D. Cal. 2014), aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded, 847 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 2017) (violation of ESA) Text
Ellis v. Bradbury, No. C-13-1266 MMC, 2014 WL 1569271 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2014) (alleging failure to comply with FIFRA)
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, No. 11-CV-00293-JCS, 2013 WL 1729573, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2013) (violation of the ESA)
Nw. Coal. for Alternatives to Pesticides v. U.S. E.P.A., No. C10-1919 TSZ, 2012 WL 4511371, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 1, 2012) (alleging violation of the ESA)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, 844 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (N.D. Cal. 2012), aff’d, 718 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2013) (alleging that decision to deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa violated federal laws) Text
Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. 10-17719, 2011 WL 676187 (9th Cir. Feb 25, 2011) (organic seed business owners did not demonstrate that herbicide-resistant sugar beets posed likelihood of genetic contamination)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 088-00484 JSW, 2010 WL 3222482 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2010) (genetically engineered sugar beets) Text
Ctr. For Biological Diversity v. E.P.A., No. C07-02794 JCS, 2010 WL 2143658 (N.D. Cal. May 17, 2010) (pesticide did not have an effects determination under Endangered Species Act)
Alcala v. Monsanto Co., No. C 08-4828 PJH, 2010 WL 1689113 (N.D. Cal. April 26, 2010) (personal injury suit alleging overexposure to herbicide)
United Farm Workers of Am. v. EPA, 592 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2010) (review of registration of pesticide; lack of court’s jurisdiction) Text
Gowan Co. v. Aceto Agric. Chems., No. CV-09-1124-PHX-JAT, 2009 WL 2028387 (D. Ariz. July 10, 2009) (copyright infringement of pesticide label) Text
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1085481 (D. Idaho Apr. 20, 2009) (excluding testimony that pesticide label violated FIFRA)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1085490 (D. Idaho Apr. 20, 2009) (motion to exclude expert testimony on pesticide’s label)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1035261 (D. Idaho Apr. 16, 2009) (exclusion of testimony on re-registration of pesticide) Text
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 982153 (D. Idaho Apr. 9, 2009) (motion to exclude evidence on experts in pesticide use) Text
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 929053 (D. Idaho Apr. 3, 2009) (motion to exclude pesticide experts) Text
Pesticide Action Network N. Am. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, No. C 08-1814 MHP, 2008 WL 5130405 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 5, 2008) (challenging the reregistration of four pesticides) Text
United Farm Workers v. Adm’r, U.S. E.P.A., No. C 07-3950, 2008 WL 3929135 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2008) (review of granting reregistration to pesticide)
Nw. Coal. for Alternatives to Pesticides v. U.S. E.P.A., 544 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2008) (review of objections raised to pesticide tolerances) Text
United Farmworkers of Am. v. Adm’r, U.S. E.P.A., No. C04-099RSM, 2008 WL 2117114 (W.D. Wash. May 19, 2008) (challenging denial of reregistration pesticides)
Physicians Comm. for Responsible Medicine v. EPA, No. C 05-04093 CRB, 2006 WL 3000657 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2006) (alleging that the EPA had failed to meet the FQPA’s tolerance-reassessment deadlines) Text
Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass’n v. Helliker, 463 F.3d 871 (9th Cir. 2006) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Wash. Toxics Coal. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 457 F.Supp. 2d 1158 (W.D. Wash. 2006) (challenging regulations) Text
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F.Supp. 2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (action of the deregulation of alfalfa hay) Text
City of Oceanside v. Dow Chem. Co., No. C 05-02482 JSW, 2005 WL 2463917 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005) (negligence action)
Montara Water & Sanitary Dist., No. C 05-02480 JSW, 2005 WL 2463918 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005) (negligence action)
City of Alhambra v. Dow Chem. Co., No. C 05-02595 JSW, 2005 WL 2463952 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2005) (negligence action)
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Leavitt, No. C 02-01580JSW, 2005 WL 2277030 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2005) (compel EPA to enter into consultation with FWS)
Fairhurst v. Hagener, 422 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2005) (application of pesticide) Text
Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, 413 F.3d 1024 (9th Cir. 2005) (registration of pesticides) Text
Adams v. United States, 420 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2005) (crop damage) Text
Wroncy v. Or. Dep’t of Transp., 94 Fed. App’x 559 (9th Cir. 2004) (violation of ADA due to spraying pesticides)
Davidson v. Arch Chem. Specialty Prod., Inc., 347 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D.Or. 2004) (wrongful death and personal injury) Text
Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, 357 F.Supp. 2d 1266 (W.D. Wash. 2004) (alleging EPA violated FACA) Text
Starr v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 339 F.Supp. 2d 1097 (D. Or. 2004) (state law claims) Text
Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass’n v. Helliker, No. CV 02-9781 AHM, 2004 WL 1490376 (C.D. Cal. 2004) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Vanderzanden Farms, L.L.C. v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 323 F.Supp. 2d 1075 (D. Or. 2004) (product liability action) Text
Chem. Producers & Distrib. Ass’n v. Helliker, 319 F.Supp. 2d 1116 (C.D. Cal. 2004) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Matsuura v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 330 F.Supp. 2d 1101 (D.Haw. 2004) (products liability action) Text
Or. Azaleas, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., 65 Fed. App’x 101 (9th Cir. 2003) (crop damage)
Akee v. Dow Chem. Co., 272 F.Supp. 2d 1112 (D.Haw. 2003) (negligence action) Text
Wash. Toxics Coal. v. EPA, No. C01-132C, 2002 WL 34213031 (W.D. Wash. July 2, 2002) (violation of FIFRA)
Nathan Kimmel, Inc. v. DowElanco, 275 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (unfair business practices) Text
League of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. Forsgren, 309 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2002) (challenging spraying program) Text
Jensen v. Santa Clara County, 32 Fed. App’x 203 (9th Cir. 2002) (personal injury due to pesticide exposure)
Natural Res. Def. Council v. Whitman, C 99-03701 WHA, 2001 WL 1221774 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2001) (challenging EPA’s allegedly inadequate regulation of pesticides)
Oregon Azaleas, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., CIV. 00-1348-KI, 2001 WL 34045733 (D. Or. Aug. 20, 2001) (crop damage action)
Headwaters, Inc. v. Talent Irrigation Dist., 243 F.3d 526 (9th Cir. Or. 2001) (whether NPDES’ permit was necessary to apply herbicide to irrigation canals) Text
Nathan Kimmel, Inc. v. DowElanco, 255 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2001), opinion withdrawn and superseded on reh’g, 275 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (alleging that changes in label instructions constituted unfair business practice) Text
Ruiz-Guzman v. Amvac Chem. Corp., 243 F.3d 549 (9th Cir. 2000) (personal injury due to exposure to pesticide)
Fuku-Bonsai, Inc. v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 187 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. Haw. 1999) (challenging product liability case settlement) Text
Taylor AG Indus. v. Pure-Gro, 54 F.3d 555 (9th Cir. Ariz. 1995) (damage to crop caused by application of defoliants) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
Ashenfelter v. Escott Aerial Spraying, LLC, Case No. 22-1144-EFM-KGG, 2023 WL 1100395 (D. Kan. 2023) (alleged property damage from pesticide spraying) Text
MJH Props. LLC v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 814 Fed. Appx. 421 (10th Cir. 2020) (conflict over whether pesticides were “pollutants” within insurance policy definitions) Text
BASF Corp. v. Willowood, LLC, No. 18-CV-00268-CMA-STV, 2019 WL 1436936, at *1 (D. Colo. Feb. 14, 2019) (preliminary injunction against pesticide registration)
Schoenhofer v. McClaskey, 861 F.3d 1170 (10th Cir. 2017) (challenging state pesticide regulation) Text
Schoenhofer v. McClaskey, No. 6:16-CV-01023-JTM, 2016 WL 3256805, at *1 (D. Kan. June 14, 2016), aff’d, 861 F.3d 1170 (10th Cir. 2017) (challenging state pesticide regulation) Text
Wright v. McClaskey, No. 6:15-1098-JTM-KGG, 2015 WL 5199217, at *1 (D. Kan. Sept. 4, 2015) (action to invalidate state regulation) Text
Pound v. Airosol Co., Inc., 498 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 2007) (alleging violation of the Clean Air Act) Text
Diatect Int’l Corp. v. Organic Materials Review Inst., No. 2:05 CV 00465, 2007 WL 752165 (D.Utah Mar. 7, 2007) (breach of contract) Text
Pound v. Airosol Co., 440 F. Supp. 2d 1241 (D. Kan. 2006), rev’d, 498 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 2007) (alleging violation of the Clean Air Act) Text
Or. Nat’l Res. Council v. Hallock, Civil No. 02-1650-CO, 2006 WL 1142223 (D.Or. Apr. 24, 2006) (violation of the ESA for failing to setup consultation with FWS)
Pound v. Airosol Co., 368 F.Supp. 2d 1161 (D.Kan. 2005) (alleging violation of the Clean Air Act) Text
Bayer HealthCare L.L.C. v. Nagrom, Inc., No. Civ.A. 03-2448-KHV, 2004 WL 2216491 (D.Kan. Sept. 7, 2004) (action to prevent sale of foreign pesticides) Text
Pound v. Airosol Co., 316 F.Supp. 2d 1079 (D. Kan. 2004) (alleging violation of the Clean Air Act) Text
Anderson v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C., 262 F.Supp. 2d 1280 (W.D. Okla. 2003) (negligence and fraud claim) Text
Bioganic Safety Brands, Inc. v. Ament, 174 F. Supp. 2d 1168 (D. Colo. 2001) (challenging denial of pesticide registration) Text
Cameron v. Navarre Farmers Union Co-op. Ass’n, 76 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (D. Kan. 1999) (action under CERCLA) Text
Cameron v. Navarre Farmers Union Coop. Ass’n, 76 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (D. Kan. 1999) (contamination of groundwater by pesticides, CERCLA) Text
Koch v. Shell Oil Co., 173 F.R.D. 288 (D. Kan. 1997) (failure to warn case; FIFRA preemption)
Seger v. Dow Chem. Co., 886 F. Supp. 770 (D. Colo. 1995) (products liability action) Text
Kolich v. Sysco Corp., 825 F. Supp. 959 (D. Kan. 1993) (FIFRA preemption) Text
United States v. Hardage, Case No. CIV-86-1401-P, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17877 (W.D. Okla. 1989) (pesticide application exclusion) Text
Coparr Ltd. v. Boulder, 735 F. Supp. 363 (D. Colo. 1989) (FIFRA preemption) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Carson v. Monsanto Co., 92 F.4th 980 (11th Cir. 2024) (state law failure to warn claim was not expressly or impliedly preempted by FIFRA) Text
DRB Realty & Props. LLC v. Nutrien AG Sols., Inc., Case No. 1:22-cv-00363-VMC, 2023 WL 6536241 (N.D. Ga. 2023) (failure to possess a valid pesticide contractor’s license or applicator’s license at time of pesticide application)
Carson v. Monsanto Co., 72 F.4th 1261 (11th Cir. 2023) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Carson v. Monsanto Co., 39 F.4th 1334 (11th Cir. 2022) (state law claims preempted by federal pesticide law) Text
Ezcurra v. Monsanto Co., Case No. 9:20-cv-80524-MIDDLEBROOKS/Brannon, 2020 WL 5491428 (S.D. Fla. 2020) (alleged improper pesticide labeling)
Carson v. Monsanto Co., 508 F.Supp.3d 1369 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 21, 2020) (state law claims preempted by federal pesticide law) Text
Williams v. United States, Case No. 16-14474-Civ-MARTINEZ, 2016 U.S. Dist. Lexis 151310 (S.D. Fla. 2016) (use of a registered and restricted pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling)
Osorio v. Dole Food Co., 665 F.Supp.2d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (non-recognition of foreign judgment; damages from exposure to pesticides)
Bayer CropScience, LP v. Booth, No. Civ.A. 7:04-CV-92, 2005 WL 2138759 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 31, 2005) (action to enforce judgement) Text
Booth v. Bd. of Regents, No. Civ.A. 7:05-CV-34, 2005 WL 2099246 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 30, 2005) (subject matter jurisdiction)
Bayer CropScience, LP v. Booth, No. Civ.A. 7:04-CV-92, 2005 WL 2095765 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 29, 2005) (crop damage)
Gougler v. Sirius Prod., Inc., 370 F. Supp. 2d 1185 (S.D. Ala. 2005) (claim for negligence) Text
Oken v. Monsanto Co., 371 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2004) (negligence action) Text
Green Leaf Nursery v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 341 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 2003) (fraud and violation of RICO) Text
Fla. Evergreen Foliage v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 336 F.Supp. 2d 1239 (S.D. Fla. 2004) (action for fraud and conspiracy) Text
Raie v. Cheminova, Inc., 336 F.3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2003) (wrongful death action) Text
Jacobs v. Osmose, Inc., 213 F.R.D. 607 (S.D. Fla. 2003) (negligence action)
Lowe’s Home Ctrs. v. Olin Corp., 313 F.3d 1307 (11th Cir. 2002) (failure to properly warn as to the expose to a pesticide) Text
Oken v. Monsanto Co., 218 F.Supp. 2d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2002) (negligence and strict liability) Text
Hughes v. S. States Coop., 180 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (M.D. Ala. 2001) (state law claims arising out of mislabeling of fungicide; preemption) Text
Oliver v. Reckitt & Colman, Inc., 12 F. Supp. 2d 1287 (M.D. Fla. 1998) (negligent failure to warn) Text
Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments, 94 F.3d 1489 (11th Cir. 1996) (action under CERCLA for cleanup costs) Text
Woodward v. NOR-AM Chem. Co., No. CIV. 94-0780-CB-C, 1996 WL 1063670, at *1 (S.D. Ala. May 23, 1996), report and recommendation adopted, No. CIV.A.94-0780-CB-C, 1996 WL 1094746 (S.D. Ala. May 16, 1996) (action for exposure to pesticide)
Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments, Ltd., 875 F. Supp. 1545 (S.D. Ala. 1995), aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments, 94 F.3d 1489 (11th Cir. 1996) (action under CERCLA) Text
Jordan v. Southern Wood Piedmont Co., 805 F. Supp. 1575 (S.D. Ga. 1992) (FIFRA preemption) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
Ctr. for Food Safety v. EPA, Case No. 23-1633, 2024 WL 1299338 (D.C. Cir. 2024) (alleged violations of FIFRA based on pesticide labeling)
American Soybean Assoc. v. Regan, No. 20-1441, Consolidated with Nos. 20-1445, 20-1484, 22-1048, 22-1050, 22-1067 (D.C. Cir. 2023) (challenging EPA’s regulation of dicamba) Text
In re: Ctr. for Biological Diversity, 53 F.4th 665 (D.C. Cir. 2022) (EPA violation of ESA and FIFRA) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 369 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2019) (alleging that EPA violated FOIA)
Beyond Pesticides v. Monsanto Co., 311 F. Supp. 3d 82 (D.D.C. 2018) (action alleging violation of consumer protection laws and false advertising) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 861 F.3d 174 (D.C. Cir. 2017) (alleging violation of ESA and FIFRA) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 279 F. Supp. 3d 121 (D.D.C. 2017) (EPA failed to provide estimated completion date and failed to comply with FOIA’s deadline mandates) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. United States Envtl. Prot. Agency, 106 F. Supp. 3d 95 (D.D.C. 2015), aff’d sub nom. Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 861 F.3d 174 (D.C. Cir. 2017) (alleging violation of ESA and FIFRA) Text
Non-Dietary Exposure Task Force v. Tagros Chemicals India, Ltd., 309 F.R.D. 66 (D.D.C. 2015) (seeking to confirm arbitration award)
Woodstream Corp. v. Jackson, 845 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2012) (seeking declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting EPA from enforcing the conditions on its registrations) Text
FMC Corp. v. U.S. E.P.A., 279 F.R.D. 14 (D.D.C. 2011) (alleging EPA violated Administrative Procedure Act)
Am. Vanguard Corp. v. Jackson, 803 F. Supp. 2d 8 (D.D.C. 2011) (challenging a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order) Text
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. v. Jackson, No. 09-445 (ESH), 2011 WL 263730 (D.D.C. Jan. 28, 2011) (EPA lacked authority under FIFRA to bring a misbranding action)
Hardin v. Jackson, No. 09-5365, 2010 WL 4260340 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 29, 2010) (challenge of registration of weed control pesticides for rice production containing quinclorac) Text
Nat’l Corn Growers Ass’n v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 266 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (EPA ban of carbofuran on domestic and imported food) Text
Nat’l Corn Growers Ass’n v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 266 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (revoking all “tolerances,” under FDCA for carbofuran residue) Text
Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. E.P.A., 613 F.3d 1131 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (sufficient agency action ripe for review; jurisdiction pursuant to FIFRA) Text
Hardin v. Jackson, 648 F.Supp.2d 42 (D.D.C. 2009) (statute of limitations to challenge pesticide registration) Text
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. Drexel Chem. Co., 655 F.Supp.2d 54(D.D.C. 2009) (arbitration under FIFRA) Text
Hardin v. Jackson, 600 F.Supp.2d 13 (D. D.C. 2009) (intervention by pesticide manufacturer; invalidation of registrations) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 488 F.3d 1002 (D.C. Cir. May 25, 2007) (alleging violation of FIFRA) Text
Physicians Comm. for Responsible Medicine v. EPA, 451 F.Supp. 2d 223 (D.D.C. 2006) (alleging that the EPA is violating the APA rulemaking requirements) Text
Spray Drift Task Force v. Burlington Bio-Medical Corp., 429 F.Supp. 2d 49 (D.D.C. 2006) (seeking judgement affirming arbitration agreement) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council v. Johnson, 422 F.Supp. 2d 105 (D.D.C. 2006) (alleging violating of reporting requirements of pesticides) Text
Beyond Pesticides v. Johnson, 407 F.Supp. 2d 38 (D.D.C. 2005) (unreasonably delayed suspension of pesticide) Text
SRM Chem. Ltd. v. Fed. Mediation & Concilliation Serv., 355 F.Supp. 2d 373 (D.D.C. 2005) (challenging appointment of arbitrators) Text
Gem County Mosquito Abatement Dist. v. EPA, 398 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2005) (pesticide drift action) Text
SRM Chem. Ltd. v. Fed. Mediation & Concilliation Serv., 355 F.Supp. 2d 373 (D.D.C. 2005) (challenging appointment of arbitrators) Text
Beyond Pesticides v. Whitman, 360 F.Supp. 2d 69 (D.D.C. 2004) (action for unlawful suspension or cancellation of pesticide) Text
Beyond Pesticides v. Whitman, 294 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2003) (action for unlawful suspension or cancellation of pesticide) Text
CropLife Am. v. EPA, 329 F.3d 876 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (challenging EPA policy of banning third party studies) Text
San Juan Audubon Soc’y v. Wildlife Serv., 257 F.Supp. 2d 133 (D.D.C. 2003) (action for failure to following regulations) Text
Nw. Coal. for Alternatives to Pesticides v. EPA, 254 F.Supp. 2d 125 (D.D.C. 2003) (action under FIOA) Text
Am. Crop Protection Ass’n v. EPA, 182 F.Supp. 2d 89 (D.D.C. 2002) (non-testifying experts’ opinions) Text
Cheminova A/S v. Griffin L.L.C., 182 F.Supp. 2d 68 (D.D.C. 2002) (seeking judicial confirmation of arbitration agreement) Text
San Juan Audubon Soc’y v. Veneman, 153 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. D.C. 2001) (environmental groups’ action to enjoin pesticide program) Text
American Farm Bureau v. United States EPA, 121 F. Supp. 2d 84 (D. D.C. 2000) (pesticide manufacturers did not have standing to challenge EPA’s reassessment of tolerances) Text
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. Browner, 941 F. Supp. 197 (D. D.C. 1996) (challenging EPA’s refusal to disclose information about pesticides) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Syngenta Crop Prot., LLC v. Willowood, LLC, 944 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (pesticide registrant not required to copy the label of registered product to gain expedited review) Text
Hansen v. United States, 65 Fed. Cl. 76 (Fed. Cl. 2005) (alleging that groundwater on his property was contaminated by pesticide)
ALABAMA
In Ex Parte Wren, 338 So. 3d 165 (Ala. 2021) (allegations of improper pesticide applications) Text
Sears Termite & Pest Control, Inc. v. Robinson, 883 So. 2d 153 (Ala. 2003) (damage from pesticide use) Text
Nat’l Am. Ins. Co. v. Boh Bros. Constr. Co., 700 So. 2d 1363 (Ala. 1997) (pesticide contamination) Text
ALASKA
Alleva v. State, 479 P.3d 405 (Alaska Ct. App. 2020) (unauthorized pesticide distribution and misuse of a pesticide) Text
Alaska Cmty.. Action on Toxics v. Hartig, 321 P.3d 360 (Alaska, 2014) (rescission of herbicide permit) Text
ARIZONA
Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Pratt, 212 P.3d 29 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009) (vicarious liability for negligence of crop duster) Text
Dillon v. Zeneca Corp., 42 P.3d 598 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Barnes v. Sandoz Crop Protection Corp., 938 P.2d 95 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997) (products liability; FIFRA preemption) Text
Lorentzen v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz., 164 Ariz. 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990) (teacher’s occupational exposure to pesticides) Text
La Raia v. Superior Court, 150 Ariz. 118 (Ariz. 1986) (failure to provide pesticide information) Text
ARKANSAS
Wilson v. Greg Williams Farm, Inc., 2014 Ark. App. 334, 3, 436 S.W.3d 485, 488 (2014) (pesticide spraying not an ultrahazardous activity) Text
Ellis v. Agriliance, LLC, 2012 Ark. App. 549, 2012 WL 4668317 (pesticide drift) Text
FMC Corp. v. Helton, 202 S.W.3d 490 (Ark. 2005) (appeal from fraud and negligence claim) Text
Mangrum v. Pigue, 198 S.W.3d 496 (Ark. 2004) (negligence action, sprayed the wrong field) Text
McCorkle Farms, Inc. v. Thompson, 84 S.W.3d 884 (Ark. Ct. App. 2002) (pesticide drift) Text
Ciba-Geigy Corp. v. Alter, 309 Ark. 426, 834 Ark. 426 (1992) (FIFRA pre-emption) Text
CALIFORNIA
Raptors Are The Solution v. Superior Court of Alameda Cnty., No. A161787 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022) (alleging abuse of discretion against CA Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation in reevaluating diphacinone) Text
Ferrera v. Terminix Int’l, Inc., No. B306273 (Cal. Ct. App 2022) (negligent application of pesticide causing injury) Text
Baker v. Nutrien AG Sols., Inc., 2022 WL 3142065 (E.D. Cal. 2022) (pesticide registration and labeling) Text
Blair v. Monsanto (In re Roundup Prods. Liab. Litig.), 2021 WL 6125536 (N.D. Cal. 2021) (FIFRA EPA registration process: Roundup)
Pilliod v. Monsanto Co., 67 Cal.App.5th 591 (Ct. App. 2021) (evidence supported finding that manufacturer sold carcinogenic herbicide) Text
Vasquez v. Dep’t of Pesticide Regul., 238 Cal.Rptr.3d 659 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021) (finding that a new law was indeed a pesticide regulation within the agency’s power) Text
Caltec Ag Inc. v. Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, 30 Cal. App. 5th 872, 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 156 (Ct. App. 2019) (challenge California Department of Pesticide Regulation decision) Text
N. Coast Rivers Alliance v. Cal. Dep’t of Food & Agric., Case No. 34-2016-80002424, 2018 Cal. Super. LEXIS 44109 (dispute of whether agency followed proper procedure when approving use of an additional pesticide)
Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., 119 Cal.Rptr.3d 529 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) (negligence and trespass actions against pesticide applicator by organic farmer) Text
Californians for Pesticide Reform v. California Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, 109 Cal.Rptr.3d 428 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) (challenge under Toxic Air Contaminants Act) Text
Olson v. Cal. Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, No. F056118, 2009 WL 2517644 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2009) (fine imposed for application of insecticide did not violate state law) Text
Fernandez v. Cal. Dep’t. of Pesticide Regul., 80 Cal.Rptr.3d 418 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) (dispute over methyl bromide regulations) Text
Patterson Flying Serv. v. Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, 161 Cal. App. 4th 411, 74 Cal. Rptr. 3d 290 (2008) (failure to follow label directions) Text
Sun Valley Packing v. Consep, Inc., 94 Cal. App. 4th 315, 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 237 (2001) (breach of warranty and negligence action) Text
Arnold v. Dow Chem. Co., 91 Cal. App. 4th 698, 110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 722 (2001) (product liability action) Text
Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Serv., Inc., 22 Cal. 4th 316, 993 P.2d 366 (2000) (product liability action for crop damage) Text
COLORADO
MacAlpine v. Hopper, Case No. 10CV220, 2011 Colo. Dist. LEXIS 2136 (pesticide drift)
Rocky Mt. Animal Def. v. Colo. Div. of Wildlife, 100 P.3d 508 (Colo. App. 2004) (rodenticide application that harmed unintended wildlife) Text
Speer v. Kourlis, 935 P.2d 43 (Colo. App. 1996) (sanctions and violations of pesticide regulations) Text
Sci. Supply Co. v. Zelinger, 341 P.2D 897 (Colo. 1959) (pesticide products liability) Text
CONNECTICUT
Christian Leaf, LLC v. Eversource Energy Serv. Co., Case No. 186096134S, 2020 Conn. Super. LEXIS 592 (alleged improper herbicide application)
Woodford v. Heritage Village, Case No., 0114794, 1994 Conn. Super. LEXIS 3312 (strict liability on the basis of pesticide application)
DELAWARE
Crawford v. Syngenta Crop Prot. LLC, Case No. N22C-04-006 SKR, 2024 WL 2831554 (mass tort litigation for long term exposure to herbicides) Text
Chaverri v. Dole Food Co., 245 A. 3D 927 (Del. 2021) (alleged harm from workplace pesticide exposure) Text
Barrera v. Monsanto Co., Case No. 515C-10-118 VLM, 2016 Del. Super. LEXIS 459 (harm from pesticide exposure) Text
Blanco v. AMVAC Chem. Corp., Case No. N11C-07-149 JOH, 2012 Del. Super. LEXIS 365 (harm from pesticide exposure on banana plantation) Text
Bowen v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Case No. 97C-06-194, 2005 Del. Super. LEXIS 239 (alleged harm from pesticide spraying on houseplants)
P. Wilson Exterminating Co., v. State Dep’t of Agric., Case No. 00A-08-012-FSS, 2001 WL 755374 (appeal from a license revocation)
Home Paramount Pest Control Co. v. State, Case No. 01A-01-011-SCD, 2001 WL 34083815 (violation of state pesticide regulations)
FLORIDA
McCaughey v. Terminix Int’l Co., Case No. 2015CA010422, 2016 Fla. Cir. LEXIS 4566 (failure to conform with manufacturer’s training standards before pesticide use)
Baker v. Fla. Dep’t of Agric. & Consumer Servs., 937 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006) (failure to apply correct amount of pesticides) Text
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., v. Aquamar S.A., 881 So. 2d 1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004). (FIFRA pre-emption) Text
Castillo v. E.L. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 854 So. 2d 1264 (Fla. 2003) (pesticide exposure) Text
U.S. Sugar Corp. v. Henson, 823 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 2002) (workplace pesticide exposure) Text
U. S. Sugar Corp. v. Henson, 787 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000) (workplace pesticide exposure) Text
GEORGIA
Magnan v. Miami Aircraft Support, 459 S.E.2d 592 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995) (workplace pesticide exposure) Text
Banks v. ICI Ams., Inc., 450 S.E.2d 671 (Ga. 1994) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Abalene Pest Control Serv., Inc., v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 395 S.E.2d 867 (Ga. Ct. App. 1990) (pesticide residues left on purchased land) Text
HAWAII
Wakefield v. Bardellini, 418 P.3d 1210 (Haw. Ct. App. 2018) (illegal pesticide application) Text
Kawamata Farms v. United Agric. Prods., 948 P.2d 1055 (Haw.1997) (FIFRA preemption) Text
IDAHO
Obendorf v. Terra Hug Spray Co., 188 P.3d 834 (Idaho 2008) (misapplication of herbicides) Text
Myers v. QWEST, 160 P.3d 437 (Idaho 2007) (occupational pesticide exposure) Text
Certain Underwriters at Lloyds v. Wolleson, 118 P.3d 72 (Idaho 2005) (property damage from pesticide application) Text
Walker v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 948 P.2D 1123 (Idaho 1997) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Mortensen v. Chevron Chem. Co., 693 P.2d 1038 (Idaho 1985) (fungicide failure) Text
Shields v. Morton Chem. Co., 518 P.2d 857 (Idaho 1974) (strict liability for application of fungicide) Text
ILLINOIS
Diehl v. Polo Coop. Ass’n, 766 N.E.2d 317 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Traube v. Freund, 333 Ill. App. 3d 198, 775 N.E.2d 212 (2002) (action against adjacent farmers and pesticide maker for pesticide contamination of lake) Text
Patton v. Country Place Condo Ass’n, Case No. 4-00-0008, 2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 1001 (products liability and strict liability)
Dickman v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 278 Ill. App. 3d 776, 663 N.E.2d 507 (1996) (crop damage) Text
INDIANA
Gresser v. Dow Chem. Co., 989 N.E.2d 339 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013) (failure to warn claim) Text
Ind. Pesticide Rev. Bd. v. Black Diamond Pest & Termite Control, Inc., 916 N.E. 2d 168 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (falsification of records violating pesticide laws) Text
Dow Chem. Co. v. Ebling ex rel. Ebling, 753 N.E.2d 633 (Ind. 2001) (tort action for exposure to pesticides) Text
Dow Chem. Co. v. Ebling, 723 N.E.2d 881 (Ind. Ct. App.), transfer granted, opinion vacated, 741 N.E.2d 1249 (Ind. 2000), and aff’d in part, vacated in part sub nom. Dow Chem. Co. v. Ebling ex rel. Ebling, 753 N.E.2d 633 (Ind. 2001) (tort action for exposure to pesticides) Text
IOWA
Forest Hill Farm Prods. v . Landsgard, 995 N.W.2d 116 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023) (injunction for pesticide applications) Text
Ackerman v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 586 N.W.2d 208 (Iowa 1998) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Schuver v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 546 N.W.2d 610 (Iowa 1996) (holding that claims for negligence and strict liability were essentially improper labeling claims so FIFRA preemption applied) Text
Kosmacek v. Farm Service Coop., 485 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa Ct. App. 1992) (property damage from neighbor’s pesticides) Text
KANSAS
Najera v. General Pest Control, LLC, 503 P.3d 1054 (Kan. App. 2021) (seeking damages related to pesticide exposure) Text
LOUISIANA
Laborde v. Aerial Crop Care, Inc., No. 22-442 (La. Ct. App. 2023) (crop damage) Text
Hopkins v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 95-1088 (La. 1/16/96), 666 So. 2d 615 (crop damage) Text
MAINE
Allagash View Farm, LLC v. Nutrien AG Sols, Inc., Case No. BCD-CIV-2024-00018, 2024 Me. Bus. & Consumer LEXIS 10 (negligence and failure to follow labels)
Central Maine Power Co., v. Lebanon, 571 A.2d 1189 (Me. 1990) (town’s regulation of commercial spraying of herbicides for nonagricultural uses) Text
Blessing v. Dow Chem. Co., Case No. CV-81-72, 1987 Me. Super. Lexis 314 (pesticide misuse)
State v. Chevron Chem. Co., Case No. CV-82-439, 1983 Me. Super. LEXIS 78 (pesticide misbranding)
State v. St. Regis Paper Co., 432 A.2d 383 (Me. 1981) (violation of pesticide laws by aerial spraying) Text
Fitzgerald v. State, Case No. CV-80-221, 1980 Me. Super. LEXIS 10 (dispute over whether pesticide licensing was proper)
MASSACHUSETTS
Commonwealth v. McNeil, Case No 16-1558B, 2016 Mass. Super. LEXIS 1288 (violation of pesticide regulations)
M. Huberman v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Case No. 92-05248-A, 1995 WL 1316052 (FIFRA preemption)
Hochberg v. Zoecon Corp., 421 Mass. 456, 657 N.E.2d 1263 (1995) (negligence and breach of implied warrant of merchantability) Text
Slotnick v. Dymon, Inc., 1994 Mass. Super. LEXIS 751 (FIFRA preemption)
Processed Apples Ins., Inc., v. Dep’T of Pub. Health, 522 N.E.2d 965 (Mass. 1988) (finding that Department of Public Health could establish tolerances for chemical pesticides more stringent than comparable federal previsions) Text
Wendell v. Attorney Gen., 476 N.E.2d 585 (Mass. 1985) (town bylaw preempted by state law) Text
MICHIGAN
Trice v. Oakland Dev. Ltd. P’ship, Case No. 278392, 2008 WL 7488023 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008) (case dismissed after residential management failed to warn woman about pesticide spraying) Text
War-Ag Farms v. Franklin Twp., Case No. 270242, 2008 WL 4604392 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008) (application to use pesticides) Text
Protective Nat’l Ins. Co. of Omaha v. Woodhaven, 476 N.W.2d 374 (Mich. 1991) (alleged harm from city spraying pesticides in public spaces) Text
MINNESOTA
Anderson v. State, Dep’t of Nat. Res., 693 N.W.2d 181 (Minn. 2005) (trespass and negligence action) Text
MISSISSIPPI
Walls v. Spell, 97-CA-00378-SCT (Miss. 1998) (violation of injunction against spraying pesticides) Text
Evans v. Boyle Flying Serv., 680 So. 2d 821 (Miss. 1996) (pesticide drift) Text
MISSOURI
M & H Enterprises v. Tri-State Delta Chemicals, Inc., 984 S.W.2d 175 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998) (various state products liability claims) Text
Yowell v. Chevron Chem. Co., 836 S.W.2d 62 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Gaddis v. Rudy Patrick Seed Div., 485 S.W.2d 636 (Mo. Ct. App. 1972) (finding that pesticide exposure led to an occupational disease) Text
MONTANA
Sleath v. W. Mont Home Health Servs., Inc., 2000 MT 381, 304 Mont. 1, 16 P.3d 1042 (personal injury action) Text
McAlpine v. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., 2000 MT 383, 304 Mont. 31, 16 P.3d 1054 (FIFRA preemption) Text
Mont. Dept. of Agric. v. Shepherd, Case No. ADV-92-1284, 1993 Mont. Dist. LEXIS 338 (sale of a restricted pesticide without first obtaining a license)
Streich v. Hilton-Davis, Div. of Sterling Drug, 692 P.2d 440 (Mont. 1984) (improper pesticide labeling) Text
NEBRASKA
Clark v. Sargent Irrigation Dist., 971 N.W.2d 298 (2022) (negligent pesticide use) Text
Eyl v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 65 N.W.2d 744 (Neb. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Amateis v. City of Bridgeport, Case No. A-98-1270, 2000 WL 868510 (damages awarded from harm suffered after negligent pesticide spraying)
Hoelck v. ICI Americas, Inc., 7 Neb. App. 622, 584 N.W.2d 52 (1998) (negligence and strict liability action) Text
Ackles v. Luttrell, 252 Neb. 273, 561 N.W.2d 573 (1997) (strict products liability and negligence) Text
NEVADA
Davidson v. Velsicol Chem. Corp., P.2d 931 (Nev. 1992) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Velsicol Chem. Corp. v. Davidson, 811 P.2d 561 (Nev. 1991) (settlement from personal injury caused by pesticide application) Text
NEW HAMPSHIRE
O’Donnell v. Moose Hill Orchards, 670 A.2d 1030 (N.H. 1996) (alleged harm from pesticide drift) Text
Salisbury v. New Eng. Power Co., 437 A.2d 281 (N.H. 1981) (town pesticide regulations were preempted by state pesticide regulations) Text
NEW JERSEY
Lewis v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 155 N.J. 544, 715 A.2d 967 (1998) (failure-to-warn, manufacturing defect, and design defect claims) Text
NEW MEXICO
Trotter v. Callens, 546 P.2d 867 (N.M. 1976) (finding that pesticide spraying was an ultrahazardous activity) Text
Jesko v. Stauffer Chem. Co., 558 P.2d 55 (N.M. Ct. App. 1976) (recovery for crop damage from pesticide spraying) Text
NEW YORK
Villano v. Builders Square Inc., 275 A.D.2d 565, 713 N.Y.S.2d 85 (2000) (personal injury action) Text
Tyler v. Dow Chem. Co. Inc., 252 A.D.2d 31, 683 N.Y.S.2d 619 (1998) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Oeffler v. Miles, Inc., 169 Misc. 2d 447, 642 N.Y.S.2d 761 (Sup. Ct. 1996) (personal injury action) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Meads v. N.C. Dep’t of Agric., 509 S.E.2d 165 (N.C. 1998) (revocation of license and fines imposed for violations of state pesticide regulations) Text
Hopkins v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 432 S.E.2d 142 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Carawan v. Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co., 340 S.E.2d 506 (N.C. Ct. App. 1986) (finding that a woman who was allergic to pesticides was entitled to damages from workplace pesticide exposure) Text
Ziglar v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 280 S.E.2d 510 (N.C. Ct. App. 1981) (products liability claims against pesticide manufacturer) Text
Simpson v. Am. Oil Co., 14 S.E.2d 638 (N.C. 1941) (injuries received from poisonous effect of an insecticide)
NORTH DAKOTA
Laufer v. Doe, 2020 ND 159, 946 N.W.2d 707 (property owner failed to comply with notice of claim statutory requirement before filing neighbor against pesticide spraying neighbor) Text
OHIO
Meranda Nixon Est. Wine, LLC v. Cherry Fork Farm Supply Co., Case No. CA2023-01-002, 2024 WL 1714842 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024) (pesticide drift after herbicide application in violation of statute) Text
Univ. of Findlay v. Martin, 95 N.E.3d 715 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017) (finding that a party injured as a consequence of a violation of the pesticide-use statutes is free to bring a suit for the consequence but not for the violation itself) Text
State v. Richardson, 75 N.E.3d 831 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016) (defendant was found to have applied pesticides without first obtaining a commercial applicator’s license) Text
State v. Schneiders, 2005 Ohio 4034 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005) (applying pesticide and operating pesticide business without having a license)
Squires v. Luckey Farmers, Inc., 2004 Ohio 4919 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004) (pesticide drift) Text
City of Fairview Park v. Barefoot Grass Lawn Serv., 685 N.E.2d 300 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996) (finding that a city pesticide regulation was preempted by state pesticide regulations) Text
City of Dover v. Jackson, Case No. 85 A03-024, 1985 WL 7303 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985) (appeal from a finding of guilt for applying a pesticide inconsistent with its labeling)
OREGON
Creekside Valley Farms, LLC v. Dep’t of Agric., 333 Or. App. 569 (Or. Ct. App. 2024) (multiple violations of state pesticide regulations) Text
Advoc. for Effective Regul. v. City of Eugene, 160 Or. App. 292 (Or. Ct. App. 2024) (finding that a city initiative was not preempted by state pesticide law) Text
Brown v. Chas. H. Lilly Co., 985 P.2d 846 (Or. Ct. App. 1999) (FIFRA preemption) Text
PENNSYLVANIA
DeAngelo Bros. v. Carbon Cnty., 54 Pa. D. & C. 4th 364 (Pa. Com. Pl. 2001) (finding a city ordinance was preempted by state law)
Romah v. Hygienic Sanitation Co., 705 A.2d 841 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997), aff’d, 558 Pa. 378, 737 A.2d 249 (1999) (exposure to pesticide) Text
Romah v. Hygienic Sanitation Co., 705 A.2d 841 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Chemlawn Servs. Corp. v. Dep’t of Agric., 605 A.2d 437 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992) (reversal violation of the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973) Text
Johnston v. J.C. Ehrlich Co., 14 Pa. D. & C. 4th 4 (Pa. Com. Pl. 1991) (dismissal of a failure to warn claim) Text
Rehm v. Commonwealth Pa. Dep’t of Agric., 556 A.2d 536 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989) (violation of Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act by termite exterminator) Text
Borough of McAdoo v. Lawn Specialties, 547 A.2d 1297 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988) (city ordinance was preempted by state pesticide law) Text
RHODE ISLAND
DiPetrillo v. Dow Chem. Co., 729 A.2d 677 (R.I. 1999) (FIFRA preemption) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
Jucht v. Schulz, 2024 SD 46 (S.D. 2024) (finding that not providing statutory notice to pesticide applicator of alleged damage to the claimant’s property from the use of an agricultural pesticide does not bar the claim) Text
Wieting v. Ball Air Spray, 173 N.W.2d 272 (S.D. 1969) (harm caused by pesticide drift after crop-dusting) Text
TENNESSEE
Terminix Int’l Co., L.P. v. Tennessee Dep’t of Labor, 77 S.W.3d 185 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001) (review of citations) Text
Hughes v. Tennessee Seeds, 970 S.W.2d 471 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Wadlington v. Miles, Inc., 922 S.W.2d 520 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995) (negligence action for ineffective pesticide) Text
Greer v. Lawhon, 600 S.W.2d 742 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1980) (alleged harm to residential property from commercial herbicide spraying) Text
TEXAS
Am. Cyanamid Co. v. Geye, 70 S.W.3d 21 (Tex. 2002) (FIFRA preemption) Text
Lauderdale v. Tex. Dep’t of Agric., 923 S.W.2d 834 (Tex. App. 1996) (damages for pesticide application that exposed motorists to harmful chemicals) Text
Helle v. Hightower, 735 S.W.2d 650 (Tex. App. 1987) (finding that the state Department of Agriculture had the authority to promulgate rules relating to pesticide application in general) Text
VERMONT
Whitney v. Vt. Mut. Ins. Co., 2015 VT 140, 201 Vt. 29, 135 A.3d 272 (Vt. 2015) (holding that a pesticide was a “pollutant” as defined by insurance policy) Text
John Larkin Inc. v. Marceau, 2008 VT 61,184 Vt. 207, 959 A.2d 551 (Vt. 2008) (trespass claim for pesticide application and drift) Text
In re Sherman Hollow, Inc., 160 Vt 627, 641 A.2d 753 (Vt. 1993) (denial of land use permit for failure to provide information about pesticide use) Text
VIRGINIA
Kaltman v. All Am. Pest Control, Inc., 706 S.E.2d 864 (Va. 2011) (commercial use of pesticide that was not approved for residential use) Text
Will v. Edmunds, 66 Va. Cir. 29 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2004) (non-compliance with the Virginia Pesticide Control Act)
McClanahan v. Cal. Spray-Chemical Corp., 75 S.E.2d 712 (Va. Ct. App. 1953) (holding that FIFRA required the manufacturer of a pesticide to give both directions for use and danger warnings to assure safe use of the product) Text
WASHINGTON
Kissan Berry Farm v. Whatcom Farmers Coop., 516 P.3d 821 (Wash. Ct. App. 2022) (finding that FIFRA did not preempt express warranty claims against a pesticide manufacturer) Text
Mendoza v. Wash. State Dep’t of Agric., Case No. 34262-6-II, 2006 Wash. App. LEXIS 2363 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006) (farmhand pesticide exposure) Text
Eriksen v. Mobay Corp., 110 Wash. App. 332, 41 P.3d 488 (2002) (exposure to pesticides) Text
Hue v. Farmboy Spray Co., 127 Wash. 2d 67, 896 P.2d 682 (1995) (crop damage) Text
Goodwin v. Bacon, 127 Wash. 2d 50, 896 P.2d 673 (1995) (crop damage) Text
WISCONSIN
Gorton v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 533 N.W.2d 746 (Wis. 1995) (finding that a farmer’s negligent misrepresentation claim against a pesticide manufacturer was not preempted by FIFRA) Text
Bennett v. Larsen Co., 348 N.W.2d 540 (Wis. 1984) (action for damages for death of honeybees allegedly caused by improper application of pesticides) Text
State v. Courtney, 247 N.W.2d 714 (Wis. 1976) (violation of state pesticide regulations by leaving pesticides in open containers unguarded and unfenced near a public road) Text
Perry-Creek Cranberry Corp. v. Hopkins Agric. Chem. Co., 139 N.W.2d 96 (Wis. 1966) (a finding of improper pesticide labeling and use instructions after harm befell plaintiff’s cranberry vines) Text
WYOMING
Bush Land Dev. Co. v. Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist., 2017 WY 12, 388 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2017) (loss of trees on property after improper pesticide application) Text