An Arkansas judge threw out Monsanto's lawsuit to overturn a state ban on the use of controversial herbicide diacamaba from April 16 to October 31. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, in Little Rock, ruled that Monsanto failed to show it had suffered any injury as a result of the ban. Monsanto said the ban could cause "irreparable harm" to its business, but Pulaski County Circuit Court judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision, which ruled a state cannot be a defendant in court.
An Arkansas judge threw out Monsanto's lawsuit to overturn a state ban on the use of controversial herbicide diacamaba from April 16 to October 31. The weed killer is produced to be sprayed on soyabeans and cotton crops which have been genetically engineered by Monsanto to be resistant to it, but farmers claimed the herbicide drifted after spraying, destroying millions of intolerant acres. Monsanto said the ban could cause "irreparable harm" to its business, but Pulaski County Circuit Court judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision, which ruled a state cannot be a defendant in court.