Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over claims that its product causes Parkinson’s

Syngenta has been besieged by lawsuits from people claiming its product caused the neurological disease

Besieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, its manufacturer, Syngenta, has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims.

A court filing yesterday confirmed that a letter of agreement between the parties had been signed. In a court hearing on Tuesday, one of the lead plaintiff lawyers, Khaldoun Baghdadi, said the terms of the settlement should be completed within 30 days.