Pesticide Drift & Crop Contamination
Practice Areas
Careless farmers can cause pesticides or dust to drift onto their neighbors’ crops, which can ruin an organic certification or result in a cannabis crop failing required pesticide testing, or becoming unmarketable from dust contamination. In some cases, the loss of an entire crop can spell ruin for an already struggling cannabis farmer.
We have pioneered trespass and negligence cases against these careless farmers and achieved impressive results for our clients. If you have been the victim of pesticide drift or other crop contamination, it is important to act quickly to preserve your rights.
We have pioneered trespass and negligence cases against these careless farmers and achieved impressive results for our clients. If you have been the victim of pesticide drift or other crop contamination, it is important to act quickly to preserve your rights.
Proven Results for Our Clients
SIX-FIGURE SETTLEMENT
After marijuana producer Client suffered repeated pesticide test failures for the restricted use pesticide chlorpyrifos, he hired us to investigate. Client was able to discover several videos suggesting drift, and the neighbor’s pesticide application records established the use of chlorpyrifos. After depositions, we brought home a mid-six figure settlement for Client in mediation.