CONTRA COSTA, Calif.,
Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trial
lawyer Majed Nachawati has been
named co-lead counsel for consolidated litigation in California state court on behalf of people who
have developed Parkinson's disease after exposure to paraquat-based
herbicides including Gramoxone.
Mr. Nachawati was appointed by Contra Costa County Superior
Court Judge Edward G. Weil, who is
presiding over the consolidated lawsuits in California state courts. The lawsuits allege
that exposure to paraquat has caused Parkinson's disease in
agricultural workers and others who use the product, as well as
people who live near areas where the chemical is applied, and that
manufacturers failed to warn about those dangers.
Mr. Nachawati is the co-founder of Dallas-based Fears Nachawati, a law firm that
has taken the lead in high-profile product defect and personal
injury litigation on a national level. That includes lawsuits
against the makers and distributors of highly addictive opioid
painkillers, PFAS "forever chemicals" that have tainted drinking
water, and asbestos-laden talcum powder products.
"We're learning more and more about the lengths that
manufacturers went through to hide the dangers of this chemical,"
Mr. Nachawati said of paraquat. "This litigation will play a
critical role in ensuring that such abuses do not happen
again."
The
lawsuits name Gramoxone-maker Syngenta (SZSE:
000553) and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., which
manufactured and sold Gramoxone. Chevron Phillips
Chemical, better known as CPChem, is a 50-50 joint
venture between Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Phillips 66
(NYSE:PSX).
Paraquat's dangers have been documented for decades. The
chemical is deadly if even a small amount is swallowed. Medical
studies have established links between
paraquat and Parkinson's, an incurable and
progressive brain disorder that leads
to tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with walking,
balance and coordination.
Fears Nachawati Law Firm represents individuals in mass-tort
litigation, businesses and governmental entities in contingent
litigation, and individual victims in complex personal injury
litigation. One of the largest and most diverse products
liability law firms in the nation, Fears Nachawati was
ranked No. 1 nationally in products liability filings in federal
court over the past three years, according to Lex Machina. For more information
visit https://www.fnlawfirm.com.
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