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No. 24-1068
 
Title: Monsanto Company, Petitioner
v.
John L. Durnell
Docketed: April 9, 2025
Lower Ct: Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District
   Case Numbers: (ED112410)
   Decision Date: February 11, 2025
Discretionary Court Decision Date: April 1, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 04 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 9, 2025)
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Apr 29 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2025 to June 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 30 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 9, 2025.
May 01 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
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May 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Croplife America filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 09 2025 Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
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May 09 2025 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Jun 09 2025 Brief of respondent John L. Durnell in opposition filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 09 2025 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
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Jun 10 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
Jun 16 2025 Reply of petitioner Monsanto Company filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 30 2025 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 01 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Dec 16 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 16 2025 Supplemental brief of respondent John L. Durnell filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 12 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
Jan 16 2026 Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempts a label-based failure-to-warn claim where EPA has not required the warning.
Feb 11 2026 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2026.
Feb 23 2026 Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District.
Feb 23 2026 Brief of petitioner Monsanto Company filed.
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Feb 23 2026 Joint appendix filed.
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Feb 24 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
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Feb 24 2026 Record received from the Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District. The record is electronic and is available on the Court's web docket.
Feb 27 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Croplife America filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of National Agricultural Associations filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Agricultural Retailers Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of American Tort Reform Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Farm Bureau Organizations of California, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Missouri State Senator Jason Bean, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of State of Nebraska, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of petitioner filed.
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Mar 25 2026 Brief of respondent John L. Durnell filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 26 2026 Motion of United States of America for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
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Mar 30 2026 CIRCULATED
Mar 31 2026 Brief amici curiae of Roundup, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 31 2026 Motion of Roundup and Paraquat MDL Leadership for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Naomi Oreskes and Alexander A. Kaurov submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of New Mexico and Seventeen Other States submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Farmer and Farmworker Groups submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of States of Texas, Florida and Ohio submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Farmworker Justice, Farmworker Association of Florida, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Migrant Clinicians Network, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Heartland Health Research Alliance submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of United States Senator Cory Booker submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Public Citizen submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Lianne Sheppard, PhD, Christopher Portier, PhD, Dennis Weisenburger, MD, and Bruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPH submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Former EPA Officials and Environmental Protection Network submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of The Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of 36 State Legislators submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Children’s Health Defense submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Center for Food Safety, Consumer Federation of America, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Rural Coalition, Alliance of Nurses For Healthy Environments, Center for Biological Diversity, Beyond Pesticides, and Food & Water Watch submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of American Association for Justice and Public Justice submitted.
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Apr 01 2026 Amicus brief of Stand for Health Freedom submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: Monsanto Company


Attorneys for Respondent
Ashley Conrad Keller
Counsel of Record
Keller Postman LLC
150 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 4100
Chicago, IL 60606

ack@kellerpostman.com
Ph: (312) 351-3330
Party name: John L. Durnell


Jonathan F. Mitchell
Mitchell Law PLLC
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701

jonathan@mitchell.law
Ph: (512) 686-3940
Party name: John L. Durnell


Other Attorneys
Cody Steven Barnett
Counsel of Record
Nebraska Department of Justice
1445 K Street
Room 2115
Lincoln, NE 68508

cody.barnett@nebraska.gov
Ph: 4024712683
Party name: Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and 12 Other States


William Peter Barnette
Counsel of Record
King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30309

wbarnette@kslaw.com
Ph: (404) 572-4729
Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc.


James Bopp Jr.
Counsel of Record
The Bopp Law Firm, PC
The National Building
1 South Sixth Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807

jboppjr@aol.com
Ph: 8122322434
Party name: Stand for Health Freedom


Jesse Allen Buss
Counsel of Record
Willamette Law Group, PC
411 Fifth St.
Oregon City, OR 97045-2224

jesse@WLGpnw.com
Ph: 503-656-4884
Party name: Heartland Health Research Alliance


David Yolun Chung
Counsel of Record
Crowell & Moring, LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2595

dchung@crowell.com
Ph: 202-624-2500
Party name: National Agricultural Associations


Shannen Wayne Coffin
Counsel of Record
Steptoe LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036

scoffin@steptoe.com
Ph: 202-429-3000
Party name: Croplife America


James Ryan Conde
Counsel of Record
Boyden Gray PLLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Suit 900
Washington, DC 20006

jconde@boydengray.com
Ph: 202 955 0620
Party name: American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce


Glenn Ari Danas
Counsel of Record
Clarkson Law Firm, P.C.
22525 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265

GDANAS@CLARKSONLAWFIRM.COM
Ph: 213-788-4050
Party name: United States Senator Cory Booker


Lawrence S. Ebner
Counsel of Record
Atlantic Legal Foundation
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org
Ph: 202-729-6337
Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation


David C. Frederick
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-3209

DFREDERICK@KELLOGGHANSEN.COM
Ph: 202-326-7900
Party name: Roundup and Paraquat MDL Leadership


Alani Golanski
Counsel of Record
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

alanigolanski@gmail.com
Ph: 212-558-5866
Party name: Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Lianne Sheppard, PhD, Christopher Portier, PhD, Dennis Weisenburger, MD, and Bruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPH


Patti A. Goldman
Counsel of Record
Earthjustice
810 Third Avenue
Suite 610
Seattle, WA 98104

PGOLDMAN@EARTHJUSTICE.ORG
Ph: 206-578-5868
Party name: Farmworker Justice, Farmworker Association of Florida, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Migrant Clinicians Network, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network


Edward Dean Greim
Counsel of Record
Graves Garrett Greim LLC
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700
Kansas City, MO 64105

edgreim@gravesgarrett.com
Ph: (816) 256-3181
Party name: Missouri State Senator Jason Bean, 33 Elected Officials, The Missouri Soybean Association, and Seven State Agriculture Organizations


Mary Holland
Counsel of Record
Children's Health Defense
852 Franklin Avenue
Suite 511
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

MARY.HOLLAND@CHILDRENSHEALTHDEFENSE.ORG
Ph: (202) 417-6971
Party name: Children’s Health Defense


William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter, LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

WJAY@GOODWINLAW.COM
Ph: 2023464000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Chemistry Council, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Product Liability Advisory Council, and Washington Legal Foundation


William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

WJAY@GOODWINLAW.COM
Ph: 2023464000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Tort Reform Association, Product Liability Advisory Council, and Washington Legal Foundation


Dana Lydia Kaersvang
Counsel of Record
Deutsch Hunt PLLC
300 New Jersey Ave. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001

dkaersvang@deutschhunt.com
Ph: 2028880404
Party name: Former EPA Officials and Environmental Protection Network


Michael B. Kimberly
Counsel of Record
Winston & Strawn LLP
1901 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

mkimberly@winston.com
Ph: 202-282-5096
Party name: Farm Bureau Organizations of California, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation, and the North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute


George Andreas Kimbrell
Counsel of Record
Center For Food Safety
2009 NE Alberta Street
Suite 207
Portland, OR 97211

gkimbrell@centerforfoodsafety.org
Ph: (971) 271-7372
Party name: Center for Food Safety, Consumer Federation of America, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Rural Coalition, Alliance of Nurses For Healthy Environments, Center for Biological Diversity, Beyond Pesticides, and Food & Water Watch


Jeffrey Alan Lamken
Counsel of Record
MoloLamken LLP
The Watergate, Suite 500
600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

JLAMKEN@MOLOLAMKEN.COM
Ph: 2025562010
Party name: 36 State Legislators


Scott P. Lewis
Counsel of Record
Anderson & Kreiger LLP
50 Milk Street
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02109

lewis@andersonkreiger.com
Ph: 6176216500
Party name: Naomi Oreskes and Alexander A. Kaurov


Nathan Daniel Leys
Counsel of Record
FarmSTAND
712 H St. NE, Suite 2534
Washington, DC 20002

nathan@farmstand.org
Ph: (202) 595-8816
Party name: Farmer and Farmworker Groups


Robert S. Peck
Counsel of Record
Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
6817 Vianda Court
Carlsbad, CA 92009

ROBERT.PECK@CCLFIRM.COM
Ph: 2029442874
Party name: The Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association


William Robert Peterson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

william.peterson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: States of Texas, Florida and Ohio


John Lucas Rockenbach
Counsel of Record
Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath
90 South Seventh St.
2200 Wells Fargo Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402

John.Rockenbach@faegredrinker.com
Ph: 612-766-7000
Party name: Agricultural Retailers Association and National Agricultural Aviation Association


Adina H. Rosenbaum
Counsel of Record
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

AROSENBAUM@CITIZEN.ORG
Ph: 202-588-7720
Party name: Public Citizen


D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States of America


Cary Silverman
Counsel of Record
Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP
1800 K Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006

csilverman@shb.com
Ph: 2027838400
Party name: American Tort Reform Association, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Center for Truth in Science, International Society for Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Civil Justice Association of California, Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, New Jersey Civil Justice Institute, Florida Justice Reform Institute, and Illinois Coalition for Legal Reform


Scott Burnett Smith
Counsel of Record
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 900
Huntsville, AL 35801

ssmith@bradley.com
Ph: 256-517-5198
Party name: American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, Cherry Marketing Institute, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, International Fresh Produce Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council of America, National Sorghum Producers, North American Blueberry Council, and Western Growers


Gerson H. Smoger
Counsel of Record
Smoger & Associates, PC
4228 Hallmark Drive
Dallas, TX 75229

smogerlaw@gmail.com
Ph: 5105314529
Party name: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States


Alexander William Tucker
Counsel of Record
New Mexico Department of Justice
201 3rd Street, NW, Suite 300
Alburquerque, NM 87102

atucker@nmdoj.gov
Ph: 505-948-8244
Party name: New Mexico and Seventeen Other States


Matthew W.H. Wessler
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler LLP
2001 K Street NW
Suite 850 North
Washington, DC 20006

MATT@GUPTAWESSLER.COM
Ph: 2028881741
Party name: American Association for Justice and Public Justice


 

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