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Syngenta to pay $217+ million to farmers in Viptera case
Jun 23, 2017, 12:29 PM
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A federal court jury has voted in favor of corn farmers in the first trial of multiple lawsuits against Syngenta over its U.S. introduction of genetically engineered Viptera and Duracade corn before China approved it for import.
The Kansas federal court found Syngenta negligent in the case and awarded more than $217 million in damages to more than 7,000 Kansas corn growers.
Syngenta released a statement after the verdict saying they were disappointed with the ruling and plan to appeal.
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