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2-13-2009 5:55 PM
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Lexica says:
Monsanto are evil. Evil, evil, evil.

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In the majority of cases where Monsanto sues, or threatens to sue, farmers settle before going to trial. The cost and stress of litigating against a global corporation are just too great. But Pilot Grove wouldn’t cave—and ever since, Monsanto has been turning up the heat…Monsanto demanded hands-on access to Pilot Grove’s in-house computers…petitioned to make potential damages punitive—tripling the amount that Pilot Grove might have to pay…Monsanto expanded the scope of the pre-trial investigation by seeking to quadruple the number of depositions.…Monsanto now subpoenaed the records of more than 100 of the co-op’s customers. In a “You are Commanded … ” notice, the farmers were ordered to gather up five years of invoices, receipts, and all other papers relating to their soybean and herbicide purchases, and to have the documents delivered to a law office in St. Louis. Monsanto gave them two weeks to comply.
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2-13-2009 10:22 PM
tanyamm
Sick and sad. Too much power.
2-14-2009 9:27 AM
tabsey
Where is the legal aid in these matters and counter suits? Hard on the battlers and someone legal should be there getting their name in the paper.
2-14-2009 1:21 PM
robjustin
I worked in health food stores in the 90's, and we've been getting crapped on my Monsanto for years. This corporation terrifies me--and government can't seem to regulate it.
When people whine about organic foods being expensive, I try to explain the hidden costs of 'conventional' farming methods.
Monsanto is causing starvation and environmental catastrophe.
2-14-2009 7:21 PM
BartendingBear
Despicible action in the name of profit. Read the entire piece and you'll agree.
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