Dicamba Damaged Peach Grower Awarded $265 Mil, Bayer/BASF will Appeal
In the first case involving dicamba, a jury sided with the plaintiff and found Bayer and BASF responsible for $15 million in actual damages and $250 million in punitive damages. The case was tried in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and involved damages to a peach orchard.
Bader Farms, the plaintiff, sued in civil court for damages that occurred to peach trees starting in 2015 when Xtend cotton seed was launched. Bader says his peach orchards are dying as a direct result of dicamba damage from drift or volatilization.
Bayer (Monsanto in court documents) and BASF say the peach yield losses and tree deaths were a result of longstanding disease issues in the 1,000-acre orchard.
When the verdict was read on Friday, Feb. 14, Denise Bader burst into tears upon hearing the jury sided with her family.
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Bader Farms, the plaintiff, sued in civil court for damages that occurred to peach trees starting in 2015 when Xtend cotton seed was launched. Bader says his peach orchards are dying as a direct result of dicamba damage from drift or volatilization.
Bayer (Monsanto in court documents) and BASF say the peach yield losses and tree deaths were a result of longstanding disease issues in the 1,000-acre orchard.
When the verdict was read on Friday, Feb. 14, Denise Bader burst into tears upon hearing the jury sided with her family.
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