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History & Background
In 1995 Cotton Farmers were hit with one of the worst Boll Weevil attacks on
their crops they had ever experienced.
As a result, there was a mass conversion to the new
transgenic variety of seed produced by Delta & Pine Land in
conjunction with Monsanto. In
October of 1995 Delta & Pine Land Company announced approval of
a new transgenic cotton seed that would prevent against attacks of
Boll Weevils and Bud Worms. Farmers
flocked to this new more expensive seed in their efforts to recover
from the devastating results of the 1995 Boll Weevil attack.
NuCOTN® 33-B provided acceptable returns in Pounds per acre
during 1996, 1997 and 1998, but 1999 saw a dramatic drop in yield.
Many farmers had
just begun to make a comeback from the devastating Boll Weevil
attack of 1995 only to be hit by inexplicable drops in yield of 50%
and more in 1999. Some
farmers had begun planting most of their land in NuCOTN 33-B, and
the drop in yield hit these farmers especially hard.
Legal Issues Surrounding NuCOTN 33-B ®
Low yields resulted in the loss of tons of cotton lint and thus millions of
dollars in revenue. Tyner
Law Firm, P.A. has been investigating this yield loss and has
discovered evidence that D&PL may have rebagged old seed to make
up for a shortfall of available seed in 1999.
The investigation shows that after years of declines in
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acres of cotton planted in Mississippi, there was an upturn in acres planted
in 1999. Evidence shows
that rather than fulfill demand with non-gene altered seed
(traditional seed) D&PL
utilized old seed that was previously discarded in land fills.
The cost of the genetically modified seed is 20 to 30 times
that of tradition non altered seed.
Damages suffered by farmers varies, and many lost hundreds of
thousands of dollars. The
action is to recover the lost revenue that the resulted from reduced
yields as a result of the distribution of
contaminated and poor quality seed.
What can we do?
Time is running out. If you
want to recover your losses for reduced yield due to poor seed in
the 1999 growing season, you should contact attorney Kyle Pinkerton TODAY!
Kyle@TynerLawFirm.com
or call our toll free number 1-800-365-1121 ext.103.
If Mr. Pinkerton is not available, then speak to his
Certified Legal Assistant, Mrs. Anita Campbell.
She may be reached by dialing extension 118, or by her e-mail
address which is Anita@TynerLawFirm.com
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How Much will I recover?
It is our goal to recover all of your economic losses, plus additional funds
to cover all non-economic damages.
Tyner Law Firm handles these cases on a contingency basis so
there is no charge unless there is recovery.
Call today time is running out!!
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