Verdicts & settlements
Notable results
Landmark verdicts and settlements won by Hare Wynn Newell & Newton: 8 notable results, spanning 5 verdicts and 3 settlements. Each is told from the public record, with sources cited.
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8 results
Verdict · Jefferson County Circuit Court, Birmingham, AL · 2009
$1.51 billionHare Wynn Serves as Co-Lead Class Counsel in $1.51 Billion Syngenta Settlement for U.S. Corn Farmers
Settlement · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas (MDL No. 14-md-02591) · 2018
$300 million+$300 Million PFAS Cleanup for 400,000 North Alabama Residents in Twenty-Year 3M Class Action
Settlement · Circuit Court of Morgan County, Alabama · 2022
$217.7 millionKansas Jury Awards $217.7 Million to 7,000-Plus Corn Farmers After Syngenta Jumped Into GMO Market Without China Approval
Verdict · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas (MDL No. 14-md-02591) · 2017
Settlement · Jefferson County Circuit Court, Birmingham, AL · 2008
Verdict · Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas (affirmed by Arkansas Supreme Court Dec 2011) · 2011
$48 million$48 Million Trial Verdict Against Bayer CropScience for LibertyLink GMO Rice Contamination
Verdict · Lonoke County Circuit Court, Arkansas (aff'd Ark. Supreme Court) · 2011
Verdict · Circuit Court, Jefferson County (Bessemer Division), Alabama; affirmed by Alabama Supreme Court (Nov 2015) · 2013