Paraquat MDL Court Orders Defendants to Redact Information in Expert Materials

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. –– The federal court overseeing the Paraquat products liability multidistrict litigation docket has ordered the defendants to redact highlighted information in their expert materials and produce the documents to the plaintiffs.

The Jan. 24 order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois explained that it had reviewed all the reports and depositions in camera.

“All documents shall be produced to Plaintiffs by January 31, 2023,” the court ordered.

The order comes after a discovery dispute between the parties came to light last fall.

In Oct. 2022, the plaintiffs filed a motion to …