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2006-12-13 | permalink
Canola crop battle hits Court of Appeal
A nearly five-year legal battle between organic farmers and two companies over genetically modified canola moved into Saskatchewan's highest court on Monday, as farmers made another bid to launch a class action lawsuit. The farmers are appealing a 2005 ruling that denied their attempt to have a lawsuit against Monsanto and Bayer CropScience certified as a class action. [...] The farmers involved want to hold Monsanto and Bayer CropScience liable for losses they say are due to the introduction of genetically modified canola and the contamination of organic crops.
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2006-12-13 | permalink
Canola crop battle hits Court of Appeal
A nearly five-year legal battle between organic farmers and two companies over genetically modified canola moved into Saskatchewan's highest court on Monday, as farmers made another bid to launch a class action lawsuit. The farmers are appealing a 2005 ruling that denied their attempt to have a lawsuit against Monsanto and Bayer CropScience certified as a class action. [...] The farmers involved want to hold Monsanto and Bayer CropScience liable for losses they say are due to the introduction of genetically modified canola and the contamination of organic crops.
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