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Case Center
Louisiana Crawfish
- Issue: Environmental Litigation
- Result: $45 million settlement
- 2004
West v. G&H Seed Co., Aventis CropSciences USA, LLP, et al.
With co-counsel, Lieff Cabraser represented a class of 1,500 Louisiana crawfish farmers. The farmers sued Bayer CropScience LP claiming the pesticide ICON killed their crawfish and caused economic ruin.
In 2004, the Court granted approval to a $45 million settlement. The settlement was reached after the parties had presented nearly a month’s worth of evidence at trial, and were on the verge of making closing arguments to the jury.