$1.51 Billion Corn Settlement Announced
03.16.2018
On March 12, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement with Syngenta. If the settlement is approved by the court, Syngenta will contribute $1.51 billion to a settlement fund that would be used to make payments to be allocaetd among eligible corn farmers, grain handling facilities and ethanol production facilities who fall within the settlement class and to cover the costs of administering the settlement. Patrick Stueve of SSH serves as co-lead and class counsel in the MDL before Judge Lungstrum, working with SSH partners Brad Wilders, Rachel Schwartz and Steve Six in representing the nationwide class of US Corn farmers.
