Case Overview
This is a herbicide to helps clear crops for planting or assist drying out crops for harvest
What is paraquat?
These manufacturers are the ones that is paying the client money to release the client’s claims against it.
Who is Syngenta? Who is Chevron?
Discontinuation of wages.
What are lost wages?
Workers do not need a personal permit, but their employer must have been licensed to use Paraquat. For residential/ personal use, claimants must show how they accessed Paraquat wihtout a permit/license within the last 20 years.
What are the license of permit requirement?
What are the medical records needed for the Paraquat Campaign?
This is a degenerative disorder of the nervous system. Its symptoms often emerge slowly, and frequently include tremors, other shaking, difficulty walking, and eventually dementia.
What is Parkinson's disease?
A third party known leadership worked with to develop a system to ensure compensation was fairly allocated based on the strength of each client’s case.
What is Special Master?
Discontinuation of time on this earth.
What is loss of life?
The date of exposure for Paraquat must be after 1965 and have been used 3-5 times per year.
What are the exposure criteria?
This must be shown through medical records confirming a Parkinson’s diagnosis, or (if you are representing a loved one who has passed away) a death certificate listing Parkinson’s disease as a cause of death.
What is proof of Parkinson's diagnosis?
These claims are going to be individual lawsuits filed in court.
What is a mass tort?
Any clients filed on this date are not part of the settlement, and it should not be disclosed to the clients.
What is with the date April 7, 2025?
Expenses accrued after physical injury.
What are medical expenses?
Claimants must have had contact with Paraquat or products containing Paraquat. These include products like Gramoxone, Helmquat, Firestorm, Cyclone, Devour, and over 20 others (refer to your list).
What are the product requirements?
Proof that you had direct (not drift) exposure to Paraquat and that the product was used in a manner consistent with the manufacturer’s guidelines.
What is proof of qualifying Paraquat Exposure?
The most popular brands include Gramoxone, Firestorm, Helmquat, and Parazone. The manufacturers of these products are Chevron and Syngenta.
Who are the defendants? Who are the manufacturers?
This is the resource CMs reference when a Paraquat Settlement Eligible Clients have questions regarding settlement.
What is the "Paraquat Settlement FAQs" Gem?
A synonym for physical/emotional distress.
What are emotional/physical pain and suffering?
Paraquat can be used in both Agricultural Use and Non-Agricultural Use.
What are the approved use settings?
A resource CMs use when clients reach out and would like to be considered for settlement.
What is "Paraquat - Not Qualified for Settlement - Reconsideration Protocol" Gem?
The resource that CMs will reference for recent updates regarding the Paraquat Case and the intake status.
What is the "Paraquat General Campaign Information" Gem?
This is the settlement administrator for the Paraquat Settlement.
Discontinuation of benefits due passing of the policy holder.
What is Loss of Consortium?
If someone was exposed by being near where Paraquat was sprayed, when you didn't apply Paraquat but were nearby during the application.
What is Spray Drift Exposure?
These were established based on the strength of the evidence that each claimant provided to prove their Paraquat exposure. Claimants receive a different base allocation range according to this.
What are tiers?