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June 11, 2013

Court Rejects Suit by Organic Farmers Against Monsanto 
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A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by organic farmers to prevent
the agribusiness giant Monsanto from suing them over its patented seeds.
The court ruled Monday the lawsuit was unnecessary because Monsanto has
already promised that it will not take legal action if a farmer's crops
are inadvertently contaminated with its genetically modified seeds.
Monsanto has pursued more than 800 patent cases against farmers for
allegedly using its seeds without paying. A lawyer with one of the
plaintiff groups told Reuters: "It is a very bizarre ruling that relies
on a paragraph on [Monsanto's] website. It is a very real threat to
American farmers," he said.

 

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