Siskinds LLP has announced that the Supreme Court of British Columbia has certified a class action against Syngenta AG and certain of its subsidiaries.
The class action arises out of allegations that exposure to herbicides containing the active ingredient paraquat can cause Parkinson's disease. The decision is reported in Gionet v. Syngenta, 2024 BCSC 1440.
The evidence filed by the plaintiffs on the certification application included, among other things, a collection of internal corporate documents dating back decades and expert evidence from internationally renowned experts in neurology and epidemiology.