Grossman Roth Files Class Action Lawsuit Against DuPont for Deadly ‘Imprelis’ Product

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A class action lawsuit has
been filed against E.I. DuPont Nemours and Company, seeking to recover hundreds
of millions in damages resulting from the devastating impact that DuPont’s weed
killer Imprelis has caused to thousands of healthy trees in the Mid-West and
other parts of the United States.

“Beautiful Norway Spruce and White Pine trees are dying,” said Robert C. Gilbert
of Grossman Roth, a nationally recognized trial firm based in Miami, Florida.
“And DuPont’s herbicide Imprelis is to blame.”

Gilbert is uniquely positioned to represent Mid-West property owners whose trees
have been destroyed by Imprelis. For the past decade, he has represented tens of
thousands of Florida citizens whose healthy citrus trees were destroyed by the
State of Florida. Gilbert and his colleagues in Indianapolis have been studying
this emerging disaster for weeks, and have been contacted by scores of property
owners whose trees have begun to curl and die after Imprelis was applied as a
weed killer.

The class-action lawsuit against DuPont was filed on August 4 in federal court
in Indianapolis on behalf of Prestwick County Club, a longstanding private golf
course located in Avon, Indiana. The complaint alleges that DuPont failed to
disclose that Imprelis could harm trees, even when used as directed. The suit
also claims DuPont did not provide proper instructions for safe use of the
herbicide, which is designed to control weeds.

“The trees of unsuspecting property owners across this country are being
poisoned by a product DuPont marketed as a safe and environmentally-friendly
weed killer,” Gilbert said. “These property owners are suffering tremendous
damages.”

According to Gilbert, the damage is widespread, from the Mid-West to the
Atlantic Coast, and the cost of replacing the thousands of trees alone will
exceed hundreds of millions of dollars. Several states and the EPA are now
investigating a link between Imprelis and the tree devastation.

“This is a widespread disaster caused by DuPont, and we intend to hold it
accountable,” Gilbert said. “Many golf courses, homeowners and other property
owners are suffering substantial losses caused by Imprelis. We expect to recover
significant damages for those who have suffered harm.”

For more information, contact Jennifer Clarin of Boardroom Communications at
jclarin@boardroompr.com or 954-370-8999.

SOURCE Grossman Roth