MONSANTO CO. v. KILGORE

No. CV-22-635.

668 S.W.3d 475 (2023)

2023 Ark. 94

MONSANTO COMPANY, Petitioner v. Cornelius KILGORE and Labommie Kilgore, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: June 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DLA Piper LLP, by: Lyn P. Pruitt and David F. Koehler , for petitioner.

Lance Lee ; and Forest Weldon Law Group, LLP, by: Bart Rankin , pro hac vice; Jay Utley , pro hac vice; Joanna Raines McKinney , pro hac vice; and Joshua Richardson , pro hac vice, for respondents.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC, Little Rock, by: Graham Talley and Cara D. Butler , for amici curiae Federation of German Industries (BDI) and German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK).

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, Little Rock, by: Scott A. Irby and Gary D. Marts, Jr. , for amici curiae United States Chamber of Commerce, American Tort Reform Association, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.


Monsanto Company petitions this court for a writ of certiorari or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, writ of mandamus, or other supervisory writ. It argues that the Drew County Circuit Court misinterpreted the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure in this discovery matter, abused its discretion, and acted beyond...

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