The door has now been open, and the decision to agree to settle was based on money vs. science. There is no doubt that future lawsuits will be filed, whether that be on atrazine, or its sister products, with the same result expected. Farmers will pay for this settlement in some fashion, as the cost of it and the legal preceedings will be passed on. This is an unfortunate decision, and one has to wonder if atrazine will still be a product most can use in 10 years when this settlement's protection ends.
The door has now been open, and the decision to agree to settle was based on money vs. science. There is no doubt that future lawsuits will be filed, whether that be on atrazine, or its sister products, with the same result expected. Farmers will pay for this settlement in some fashion, as the cost of it and the legal preceedings will be passed on. This is an unfortunate decision, and one has to wonder if atrazine will still be a product most can use in 10 years when this settlement's protection ends.