[Hague-jur-commercial-law] Monsanto vs. U.S. Farmers Report

Manon Ress manon.ress@cptech.org
Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:03:11 -0500


Thanks to Lalani for pointer. 	

It's all about breach of contract (bigB2smallb) with exclusive 
jurisdiction in Misouri (Monsanto's home court) and of course, patent 
infringement.

The center for food safety has collected an analysed the lawsuits. 
These lawsuits involving 147 farmers and 39 small businesses and farm 
companies are often settled out of court (and results are confidential).

Note: 46 of the lawsuits have been filed in Monsanto's home 
jurisdication of St. Luis Mo. Of the 46, only 2 defendants were 
successfully able to remove their case to another jurisdiction.

Monsanto vs. U.S. Farmers Report

Monsanto vs. U.S. Farmers - Recently released report documents 
Monsanto's lawsuits against American farmers, revealing thousands of 
investigations, nearly 100 lawsuits and numerous bankruptcies.

http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/Monsantovsusfarmersreport.cfm



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