Legal liability problems

* Contamination of rice crops in the United States with an unapproved GM variety has lead to millions of dollars being paid out in compensation to affected farmers by biotech company Bayer following a court ruling (Bloomberg, 4 December 2009)

Farmers told GM crops are 'too dangerous to insure'
Canadian NFU seeks GM pollution liability justice
Cross-Pollination Leads to Triple Herbicide Resistance ISB News Report
EU farmers liable for GM damage
NFU Mutual won't insure GM crop trial risks
Monsanto sues Nelson farm: A North Dakota family's frustrations with genetically engineered soybeans

Illinois Asks Dealers Not to Sell A Controversial Monsanto Corn Seed
Monsanto fears GM liabilities
National Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Starlink Producer
StarLink fiasco wreaks havoc in the heartland
Schmeiser v Monsanto Canola pollution case - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
US farmers raise GM legal, marketing and production questions
EU Farmers to be liable for GM food claims
Farmes can't get GM risk insurance cover
Swiss farmers seek compensation for seed contaminated by GM
Updates and details on Percy Smeicher V Monsanto law suit
See photo of surviving volunteer GM canola plants in Canada after spraying with Roundup!
Canadian NFU fights 'genetic pollution'
Canadian GM pollution case
GM maize pollination risk
GM oilseed rape pollen travels at least 4.5 km
Tesco to ban produce from GM trial sites
Why consumers do not want to eat genetically engineered foods
Tryptophan GMO toxicity incident - $2 billion in claims for deaths and disease
EU proposes farmer liability for GMO hazards
Insurance risks from genetic engineering
Chartered Surveyor Monthly on GM legal liability problems
Land values at risk from GM crops
RICS Land Values Report
GENE TRANSFER BETWEEN CANOLA (Oilseed Rape) AND RELATED WEED SPECIES - full research paper: University of Idaho, and other references
Other farm property rights violation issues associated with this technology

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