You mixed it, loaded it, and sprayed it. Season after season, the blue-green liquid in the jug with the skull on the label. You wore what they told you to wear and you followed the directions. Then one hand started to shake, and a neurologist said a word that changed everything.
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It does not. The whole allegation is that the label never mentioned Parkinson’s at all. Doing everything right cannot protect you from a risk nobody told you about.
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Paraquat is one of the most toxic herbicides ever sold. A single swallow can kill an adult, which is why it has always been a restricted-use pesticide. It was never sold in hardware stores. Only certified applicators could buy or use it. Most people exposed were exposed because farming was their job.
It is sold under names including Gramoxone, made by Syngenta and historically distributed in the United States by Chevron. Syngenta has said it will stop producing the herbicide by June 2026. That does not end responsibility for exposure that already happened.
The concern is what it does to the brain. Paraquat causes oxidative stress in cells. Research has focused on the part of the brain that makes dopamine — the same cells that die off in Parkinson’s disease. A widely cited 2011 study reported that people with paraquat exposure had roughly two and a half times the risk of developing Parkinson’s.
Lawsuits allege Syngenta and Chevron knew about this research for decades and never put a neurological warning on the label. The EPA has still not required one.
Paraquat has been banned in more than 30 countries, including the European Union, China and Brazil. China banned it for domestic use while continuing to own the company that makes it.
It remains legal in the United States. In January 2026 the EPA announced it would review the herbicide’s safety, and several states have introduced bills to ban it.
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If a claim succeeds, compensation is meant to cover what a progressive illness costs a family over years. Here is what these claims typically seek.
— The process
You do not need records, licenses or purchase receipts to start. Tell us what you remember, or call and let someone write it down for you.
Fill out the short form or call. Your diagnosis, what work you did, and roughly how many years you were around paraquat. It takes about two minutes and costs nothing.
If your situation fits, we connect you with a participating law firm. That firm looks at your case on its own and decides whether to represent you. If it does, you sign an agreement directly with the firm.
Applicator licensing records, employment history, farm and purchase records, and state pesticide application data mapped against where you lived and worked. Plus your medical records.
Your case is filed in the federal MDL or an appropriate state court. Your firm keeps you updated as the settlement framework develops. You are never required to accept an offer you do not want.
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If you worked around paraquat and were later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, find out where you stand. There is no settlement money available yet, and nobody can tell you when there will be — but claims are still being filed and reviewed, and your state’s deadline is running either way. The review takes about two minutes and costs nothing.
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Participating law firms are generally reviewing claims from people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease who had meaningful exposure to paraquat. That usually means licensed applicators, farmers, farm workers, mixers and loaders, or people who lived or worked close to fields where it was sprayed. Family members may be able to bring a claim on behalf of a loved one who has died.
Not a finished one. A settlement in principle was announced in spring 2025 to resolve thousands of federal claims, and the court has repeatedly paused proceedings while the parties work on it. More than a year later the framework still has not been fully signed off, partly because some plaintiff firms objected to terms. Individual cases have settled along the way. Terms are confidential, no payment schedule has been made public, and no court has approved any amount.
No. Paraquat is a restricted-use pesticide, so licensed and certified applicators are exactly who handled it. Being trained and following the label does not defeat a claim. The core allegation is that the warnings themselves never mentioned Parkinson’s disease, so no amount of care could have protected against a risk nobody disclosed.
Possibly. Claims have been brought by people who lived or worked near treated fields and were exposed through spray drift, contaminated dust or well water. Bystander claims are generally harder to prove than occupational ones because exposure is harder to document, but they are being reviewed. What matters is how close you were, for how long, and what can be shown from state pesticide application records.
Deadlines vary by state, commonly one to six years, and in many states the clock starts when you learned your illness might be linked to paraquat rather than at diagnosis. Claims after a death usually run on a separate and shorter deadline. Only an attorney licensed in your state can confirm what applies to you.
Nothing to ask. The case review is free with no obligation. If a participating law firm takes your case, it will normally work on contingency. That means the fee comes out of a recovery, and no fee is owed if there is no recovery.
No. Direct2Attorney is a legal marketing and referral service, not a law firm. An attorney-client relationship may form only after a participating law firm reviews your information and signs a separate representation agreement with you.
Ask it on the call. The review is free, and there is no obligation to move forward.
— News & updates
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