99-CV-538 Eastern District of Missouri H Honorable Charles A. Shaw This case was settled and dismissed voluntarily with prejudice [10/17/00], along with a CONSENT INJUNCTION ORDER: Mayfields are prohibited from purchasing Monsanto patented seed technology, except YieldGard Corn, for a period of 5 years from the date of this order [10/18/00]. A non-disclosed financial settlement was reached. http://www.percyschmeiser.com/MonsantovsFarmerReport1.13.05.pdf A more well-know case is the Canadian farmer Perry Schmeiser. According to Perry Schmeiser's accounting, the countersuit and appeal cost him $200,000. http://www.percyschmeiser.com/conflict.htm. The case was resolved in 2004 with what could be called a draw. He also sued Monsanto in 2005 for clean-up costs of GM canola on his property which was settled out of court in 2008 for $660. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Schmeiser The largest recorded judgment thus far in favor of Monsanto as a result of a farmer lawsuit is $3,052,800.00. Total recorded judgments granted to Monsanto for lawsuits amount to $15,253,602.82. Farmers have paid a mean of $412,259.54 for cases with recorded judgments. Of possible interest is the Monsanto document describing the policy of farmers reporting farmers: http://www.monsanto.com/seedpatentprotection/farmers_reporting_saved_seed.as p Anita *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L