BADER FARMS, INC. v. MONSANTO CO.

Case No. 1:16-CV-299-SNLJ.

BADER FARMS, INC. and BILL BADER, Plaintiffs, v. MONSANTO CO. and BASF CORP., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Southeastern Division.

April 13, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Product Liability
Nature of Suit: 385 Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bader Farms, Inc. & Bill Bader, Plaintiffs, represented by Angela Marie Splittgerber , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP, Beverly Turina Randles , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP & Billy R. Randles , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP.

Steven Wayne Landers & Deloris Irene Landers, Plaintiffs, represented by Angela Marie Splittgerber , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP, Beverly Turina Randles , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP, Billy R. Randles , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP, Hal E. Hunter, IV , HUNTER LAW FIRM, LLP & Lawrence Benjamin Mook , DAVIS AND GEORGE LLC.

Wimberley Farms LLC, Ann Schuchart, Emil Schuchart, Trustees of the Ann Schuchart Trust and Emil Schuchart Trust & Bumper Crop Farms, LLC, On Behalf of Themselves and all Others Similarly Situated And the Class They Seek to Represent, Plaintiffs, represented by Angela Marie Splittgerber , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP & Billy R. Randles , RANDLES AND SPLITTGERBER, LLP.

Smokey Alley Farm Partnership, Amore Farms, JTM Farms Partnership, Kenneth Loretta Garrett Qualls Farm Partnership, Qualls Land Co., McLemore Farms LLC & Michael Baioni, Plaintiffs, represented by Brandon Michael Wise , PEIFFER AND ROSCA LLP, Michael G. Smith , DOVER AND DIXON, PLLC, Paul J. James , JAMES AND CARTER, LLP & Paul A. Lesko , PEIFFER AND ROSCA LLP.

LGO Farms Partnership, Heinco Farms, John P. Baioni Farms, Morrison Partners, Hunter Tree Farms, Henry D. and Jeff Finch Farms, PE Partners, Kemp Farms, Randy Fendrick, Heitmann Brothers, LLC, Mattis Farms, Heitmann Farms Inc., Robert Delaney, Buckskin Farms, HH Farm Partnership, Speiser Farm Inc., Cooper Family Farms, Jerry Stogsdill, Robert Terry Farms & Vincent Farms, Plaintiffs, represented by Paul A. Lesko , PEIFFER AND ROSCA LLP.

Cow-Mil Farms, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Alyssa J. Leary , ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP, Charles S. Zimmerman , ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP, D. Eric Sowers , SOWERS AND WOLF, LLC, Hart L. Robinovitch , ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP, Samuel Edward Ledbetter , MCMATH WOODS P.A. & Thomas William Bond , MCMATH WOODS P.A.

Mark Lee, Plaintiff, represented by Charles S. Zimmerman , ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP.

Whitehead Farms, on Behalf of Itself And Other Similarly Situated Arkansans, Plaintiff, represented by Alex T. Gray , STEEL AND WRIGHT, George Nathan Steel , Steel, Wright, Gray & Hutchinson, PLLC, Jeremy Y. Hutchinson , PATTON AND ROBERTS, Marshall Wright , Steel, Wright & Collier, PLLC & Scott E. Poynter , POYNTER LAW GROUP.

Kevin Whitehead, Plaintiff, represented by George Nathan Steel , Steel, Wright, Gray & Hutchinson, PLLC, Jeremy Y. Hutchinson , PATTON AND ROBERTS, Marshall Wright , Steel, Wright & Collier, PLLC & Scott E. Poynter , POYNTER LAW GROUP.

Bruce Farms Partnership, Ronnie Bruce, Karen Bruce, doing business as, Caleb Bruce, Curtis Nash, Dena Nash, Curtis & Dena Nash JV, LA Farms Incorporated, Ernest Heidelberger, individually and as representative of E & S Heidelberger Farms Partnership, Susan Heidelberger, individually and as representative of E & S Heidelberger Farms Partnership, E & S Heidelberger Farms Partnership, William E McMullen, individually and as representative of Eddie McMullen Farms, Eddie McMullen Farms, Phillip Wade Hill, individually and as representative of K and W Farms Partnership, K & W Farms Partnership, Gary Gerlach, individually and as representative of Gerlach Farming, Kevin Gerlach, individually and as representative of Gerlach Farming, Gerlach Farming, Frederick Ainsworth, individually and as representative of Ainsworth Farms Partnership, Ainsworth Farms Partnership, David Oakes, individually and as representative of David Oakes Farm, David Oakes Farm, Chris Oakes, individually and as representative of Chris Oakes Farm, Chris Oakes Farm, Jeremy Oakes, Reed Storey, Ronald Curtis Storey, Storey Farming, Charles P Loeschner, Curtis Heidelberger, individually and as Representative of C & A Heidelberger Farms, Amy Heidelberger Varela, individually and as representative of C & A Heidelberger Farms, C & A Heidelberger Farms, Phillip Joe Jackson, II, also known as, William Matthew Dunavan, Phillip Jackson, Stephen Douglas Meacham, individually and as representative of Meacham Farms, Meacham Farms, Carlos Nash, individually and as representative of Waterfowl Farms, Incorporated and Gadwal Farms, Waterfowl Farms Incorporated, Gadwal Farms, Katherine Bennett, individually and as representative of RSB Farming, RSB Farming, Darrow C Linn, APRIL JOHNSON, individually and as represenative of S & A Farms, Larry Johnson, individually and as representative of S & A Farms, Clint Henderson, individually and as representative of Henderson Land & Cattle Co and Clint E Henderson Land Company, S & A Farms, Henderson Land and Cattle Co, Lonny W Lockley, individually and as representative of Lockley Bros Farm, Lonny W Lockley, Jr, "Wes" individually and as representative of Lockley Bros Farm, Lockley Bros Farm, Judy A Minton, individually and as representative of the Morris Irrevocable Trust, Fran Adams, individually and as representative of the Morris Irrevocable Trust, L & M Farm Partnership, Daniel Hill, individually and as representative of K D H Farms Partnership, D. Hill & Sons Farm, LLC, and P & E Farms, LLC, K D H Farms Partnership, D Hill & Sons Farm LLC, P & E Farms LLC, James L Hill, individually and as representative of T Hill Farms, Hill Farms Partnership, and DWK Farms LLC, T Hill Farms, Hill Farms Partnership, DWK Farms LLC, David Carter, individually and as representative of David Carter Farms JV, David Carter Farms JV, George Watson, Watson Partners, Bobby Cloninger, individually and as representative of Bobby Cloninger Farms & Bobby Cloninger Farms, Plaintiffs, represented by Heather G. Zachary , Williams & Anderson, PLC, Jerry Obe Kelly , KELLY LAW FIRM, P.C., John Paul Byrd , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Joseph Reid Byrd , Duncan Firm, Joseph D. Gates , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Phillip J. Duncan , Richard Lee Quintus , DUNCAN FIRM, PA., Timothy Paul Reed , Duncan Firm & William R. Pointer, II , Duncan Firm.

Morris Irrevocable Trust, Plaintiff, represented by Heather G. Zachary , Williams & Anderson, PLC, Jerry Obe Kelly , KELLY LAW FIRM, P.C., John Paul Byrd , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Joseph Reid Byrd , Duncan Firm, Joseph D. Gates , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Matthew S. Bober , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, Phillip J. Duncan , Richard Lee Quintus , DUNCAN FIRM, PA., Timothy Paul Reed , Duncan Firm & William R. Pointer, II , Duncan Firm.

Brian Warren & Warren Farms, Plaintiffs, represented by Blane Osman , RONALD E. OSMAN AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., Rene F. Rocha , MORGAN AND MORGAN COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP & Ronald E. Osman , RONALD E. OSMAN AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., pro hac vice.

Jed R. Claassen, Individually and as Representative of Claassen Farms, Plaintiff, represented by Cody G. Claassen , DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers, Dustin L. DeVaughn , DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers, Jerry Obe Kelly , KELLY LAW FIRM, P.C., pro hac vice, John Paul Byrd , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Joseph D. Gates , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC & Richard W. James , DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers.

Claassen Farms, Plaintiff, represented by Jerry Obe Kelly , KELLY LAW FIRM, P.C., pro hac vice, John Paul Byrd , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Joseph D. Gates , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC & Richard W. James , DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers.

Gregory Harris, Plaintiff, represented by Charles F. Speer , SPEER LAW FIRM, P.A.

McIvan Jones Farms, Inc., Steve Jackson, Vickie Jackson & Sam Branum, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by Don M. Downing , GRAY AND RITTER, P.C., Gretchen Garrison , GRAY AND RITTER, P.C., Jack A. Downing , GRAY AND RITTER, P.C., Jason D. Sapp , GRAY AND RITTER, P.C. & Kaitlin A. Bridges , GRAY AND RITTER, P.C.

B&L Farms Partnership, Double A Farms, NJ&B Partnership, Neil Culp, Allen Culp, Pam Culp, Jill Culp, Ronnie George, R P George, Brian Chastain Farms, Josh Bartlett, Randle Foran, doing business as, Borderline Farms JV & Wilson Application LLC, Plaintiffs, represented by David A. Hodges , DAVID HODGES LAW OFFICE, Jesse B. Daggett , Daggett, Donovan & Perry, PLLC & Joseph Robert Perry, Sr. , DAGGETT AND DONOVAN PLLC.

Foliage Off Falls LLC & Anthony Wheat, Plaintiffs, represented by James Bilsborrow , Weitz & Luxenberg, pro hac vice & John Daniel Hays, Jr. , Taylor King Law.

Forest River Farms, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Amanda M. Williams , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, Daniel E. Gustafson , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, Mark A. Potashnick , WEINHAUS AND POTASHNICK, Richard Monroe Paul, III , PAUL LLP & Ashlea G. Schwarz , PAUL LLP, pro hac vice.

Justin Pic, Plaintiff, represented by Eric D. Holland , HOLLAND LAW FIRM LLC & Randall S. Crompton , HOLLAND LAW FIRM LLC.

Monsanto Company, Defendant, represented by Ann E. Sternhell-Blackwell , BRYAN CAVE LLP, Christopher M. Hohn , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, Daniel C. Cox , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, Jan Paul Miller , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, Jan Paul Miller , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, pro hac vice, Jeffrey A. Masson , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP, John R. Musgrave , THOMPSON COBURN, LLP & John J. Rosenthal , WINSTON AND STRAWN, LLP.

BASF Corporation, Defendant, represented by Alan L. Rupe , LEWIS BRISBOIS, LLP, Charles N. Insler , HEPLER BROOM, E.B. Chiles, IV , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, Jason D. Stitt , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, John P. Mandler , FAEGRE AND BAKER LLP, John E. Tull, III , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, Ross W. Johnson , FAEGRE AND BAKER LLP, Sarah DeLoach , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, Tarifa Belle Laddon , FAEGRE AND BAKER LLP, Thomas J. Magee , HEPLER BROOM & Troy A. Bozarth , HEPLER BROOM.

E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company & Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Defendants, represented by Amie Adelia Vague , Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, C. David Goerisch , LEWIS RICE, LLC, Jeffrey P. Doss , LIGHTFOOT AND FRANKLIN, L.L.C., John Mann Johnson , LIGHTFOOT AND FRANKLIN, L.L.C., R. Brad Ziegler , LEWIS RICE, LLC & Richard B. Walsh, Jr. , LEWIS RICE, LLC.

Robert Shaun Bennett, individually and as representative of RSB Farming, Clint Henderson, individually and as representative of Henderson Land & Cattle Co and Clint E Henderson Land Company, Clint E Henderson Land Company & Lance Hill, individually and as representative of L & M Farm Partnership, Defendants, represented by Heather G. Zachary , Williams & Anderson, PLC, Jerry Obe Kelly , KELLY LAW FIRM, P.C., John Paul Byrd , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Joseph Reid Byrd , Duncan Firm, Joseph D. Gates , PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC, Phillip J. Duncan , Richard Lee Quintus , DUNCAN FIRM, PA., Timothy Paul Reed , Duncan Firm & William R. Pointer, II , Duncan Firm.

BASF Plant Science LP, Defendant, represented by Alan L. Rupe , LEWIS BRISBOIS, LLP, E.B. Chiles, IV , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, Jason D. Stitt , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, John P. Mandler , FAEGRE AND BAKER LLP, John E. Tull, III , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC & Sarah DeLoach , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Member case re 1:18MD2820 SNLJ.

Plaintiffs bring this action against Monsanto Company (a company that sells crop seed and herbicide) and BASF Corporation (a company that sells herbicide), alleging both defendants committed a number of torts...

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