No. 24-1068
Monsanto Company v. John L. Durnell
Tags: epa-approval failure-to-warn fifra-preemption pesticide-regulation product-labeling state-law-claim
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether FIFRA preempts a state-law failure-to-warn claim where EPA has repeatedly concluded that the warning is not required and the warning cannot be added to a product without EPA approval.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether FIFRA preempts a state-law failure-to-warn claim where EPA has repeatedly concluded that the warning is not required and the warning cannot be added to a product without EPA approval
Docket Entries
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Naomi Oreskes and Alexander A. Kaurov submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of New Mexico and Seventeen Other States submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of States of Texas, Florida and Ohio submitted.
2026-04-01
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.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Heartland Health Research Alliance submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of United States Senator Cory Booker submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Public Citizen submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Lianne Sheppard, PhD, Christopher Portier, PhD, Dennis Weisenburger, MD, and Bruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPH submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Former EPA Officials and Environmental Protection Network submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Children’s Health Defense submitted.
2026-04-01
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.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of American Association for Justice and Public Justice submitted.
2026-04-01
Amicus brief of Stand for Health Freedom submitted.
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Farmworker Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Naomi Oreskes, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of 36 State Legislators filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Professor Naomi Oreskes, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of United States Senator Cory Booker filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Heartland Health Research Alliance filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Farmer, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Center for Food Safety, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Children’s Health Defense filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Former EPA Officials, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Philip Landrigan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Farmer and Farmworker Groups filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Philip Landrigan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
Brief amici curiae of The Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-31
Amicus brief of Roundup and Paraquat MDL Leadership submitted.
2026-03-31
Motion of Roundup and Paraquat MDL Leadership for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
2026-03-31
Brief amici curiae of Roundup, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-31
Brief amici curiae of court-appointed leadership for Roundup and Paraquat MDL plaintiffs filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-31
Brief amici curiae of Roundup and Paraquat MDL Court-appointed Leadership filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-31
Motion of Roundup and Paraquat MDL Court-appointed Leadership for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
2026-03-30
CIRCULATED
2026-03-26
Motion of United States of America for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
2026-03-26
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2026-03-25
Brief of John L. Durnell submitted.
2026-03-25
Brief of respondent John L. Durnell filed.
2026-03-25
Brief of respondent John L. Durnell filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-03
Amicus brief of Agricultural Retailers Association and National Agricultural Aviation Association submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of Missouri State Senator Jason Bean, 33 Elected Officials, The Missouri Soybean Association, and Seven State Agriculture Organizations submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and 12 Other States submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of 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 submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of 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 submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of 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 submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of United States of America submitted.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of National Agricultural Associations filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Agricultural Retailers Association, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of American Tort Reform Association, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Farm Bureau Organizations of California, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Missouri State Senator Jason Bean, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of State of Nebraska, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of petitioner filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
2026-02-27
Amicus brief of Croplife America submitted.
2026-02-27
Brief amicus curiae of Croplife America filed.
2026-02-24
Amicus brief of Atlantic Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-02-24
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
2026-02-24
Record received from the Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk.
2026-02-24
Record received from the Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District. The record is electronic and is available on the Court's web docket.
2026-02-23
Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District.
2026-02-23
Brief of Monsanto Company submitted.
2026-02-23
Joint Appendix submitted.
2026-02-23
Brief of petitioner Monsanto Company filed.
2026-02-23
Joint appendix filed.
2026-02-11
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2026.
2026-01-16
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.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-16
Supplemental Brief of John L. Durnell submitted.
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-16
Supplemental brief of respondent John L. Durnell filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-01
Amicus brief of United States of America submitted.
2025-12-01
Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed.
2025-12-01
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2025-06-30
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2025-06-16
Reply of Monsanto Company submitted.
2025-06-16
Reply of petitioner Monsanto Company filed. (Distributed)
2025-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-09
Brief of John L. Durnell in opposition submitted.
2025-06-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period of Monsanto Company submitted.
2025-06-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2025-06-09
Brief of respondent John L. Durnell in opposition filed. (Distributed)
2025-05-09
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Tort Reform Association, Product Liability Advisory Council, and Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-05-09
Amicus brief of 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 submitted.
2025-05-09
Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
2025-05-09
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2025-05-07
Amicus brief of Croplife America submitted.
2025-05-07
Brief amicus curiae of Croplife America filed.
2025-05-01
Amicus brief of Atlantic Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-05-01
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
2025-04-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 9, 2025.
2025-04-29
Motion of John L. Durnell for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2025 to June 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 9, 2025)
Attorneys
36 State Legislators
Jeffrey Alan Lamken — MoloLamken LLP, Amicus
Agricultural Retailers Association and National Agricultural Aviation Association
American Association for Justice and Public Justice
Matthew W.H. Wessler — Gupta Wessler LLP, Amicus
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, Nat
American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
James Ryan Conde — Boyden Gray PLLC, Amicus
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 R
Cary Silverman — Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP, Amicus
Atlantic Legal Foundation
Lawrence S. Ebner — Atlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus
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
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Tort Reform Association, Product Liability Advisory Council, and Washington Legal Foundation
William McGinley Jay — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
Children’s Health Defense
Mary Holland — Children's Health Defense, Amicus
Croplife America
Shannen Wayne Coffin — Steptoe LLP, Amicus
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
Michael B. Kimberly — Winston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Farmer and Farmworker Groups
Nathan Daniel Leys — FarmSTAND, Amicus
Farmworker Justice, Farmworker Association of Florida, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Migrant Clinicians Network, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network
Patti A. Goldman — Earthjustice, Amicus
Former EPA Officials and Environmental Protection Network
Dana Lydia Kaersvang — Deutsch Hunt PLLC, Amicus
Heartland Health Research Alliance
Jesse Allen Buss — Willamette Law Group, PC, Amicus
John L. Durnell
Ashley Conrad Keller — Keller Postman LLC, Respondent
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Respondent
Missouri State Senator Jason Bean, 33 Elected Officials, The Missouri Soybean Association, and Seven State Agriculture Organizations
Edward Dean Greim — Graves Garrett Greim LLC, Amicus
Monsanto Company
Paul D. Clement — Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
Naomi Oreskes and Alexander A. Kaurov
Scott P. Lewis — Anderson & Kreiger LLP, Amicus
National Agricultural Associations
David Yolun Chung — Crowell & Moring, LLP, Amicus
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and 12 Other States
New Mexico and Seventeen Other States
Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Lianne Sheppard, PhD, Christopher Portier, PhD, Dennis Weisenburger, MD, and Bruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPH
Alani Golanski — Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Amicus
Public Citizen
Retail Litigation Center, Inc.
William Peter Barnette — King & Spalding LLP, Amicus
Roundup and Paraquat MDL Leadership
Stand for Health Freedom
James Bopp Jr. — The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Amicus
States of Texas, Florida and Ohio
The Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus
United States Senator Cory Booker
Glenn Ari Danas — Clarkson Law Firm, P.C., Amicus
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Gerson H. Smoger — Smoger & Associates, PC, Amicus