Syngenta, Maker Of Weed-Killer Atrazine, Wants Lobbying Documents Excluded From Class-Action Lawsuit


	Syngenta, Maker Of Weed-Killer Atrazine, Wants Lobbying Documents Excluded From Class-Action Lawsuit

ratilfar

9-2-2009 6:38 PM

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enviroment, lawsuit, water, corporation, law

ratilfar says:

Anything to get away with murder.

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9-5-2009 9:12 AM

disenchantedcitizen

This company ranks about even with Monsanto on the sleaze scale.

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