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- Philadelphia's paraquat mass tort has grown by 45% in the last six months.
- Some lawyers said the ruling may be a result of an April ruling in the multidistrict litigation over the herbicide.
- The MDL ruling paused trials, while the Philadelphia mass tort is on track to begin trials next spring.
The case count in Philadelphia’s mass tort over the weedkiller paraquat has jumped by 45% in the last six months.
Judge Joshua Roberts, who heads the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ complex litigation center, said the court has seen a “consistent increase” in lawsuits filed over the herbicide recently, with the mass tort program’s inventory growing from around 500 cases at the start of 2024 to 728 cases as of June 7.
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