Comment on Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey BeesComments−BrandonM15yIs there any reason these beekeepers can't sue Bayer and the EPA for the side effects of the pesticides? Couldn't such a suit call for an injunction preventing its use pending the results of the lawsuit?−extension15yThey did sue Bayer in 2003, though for a different drug. The suit was thrown out by a judge in 2008. Info in this article:http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/08/news/honey_bees_ny_times.for...Bayer gets sued all the time and they are probably pretty good at working the legal system.−julian3715yThis article has additional history:http://www.thenhf.com/article.php?id=598−DrHankPym15yMy only guess is that the evidence provided was not legally obtained.
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Is there any reason these beekeepers can't sue Bayer and the EPA for the side effects of the pesticides? Couldn't such a suit call for an injunction preventing its use pending the results of the lawsuit?
They did sue Bayer in 2003, though for a different drug. The suit was thrown out by a judge in 2008. Info in this article:
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/08/news/honey_bees_ny_times.for...
Bayer gets sued all the time and they are probably pretty good at working the legal system.
This article has additional history:
http://www.thenhf.com/article.php?id=598
My only guess is that the evidence provided was not legally obtained.