Monsanto legal cases Monsanto legal cases Monsanto has been involved in several high-profile lawsuits, as both plaintiff and defendant. It has been defendant in a number of lawsuits over health and environmental issues related to its products. Monsanto has also made frequent use of the courts to defend its patents, particularly in the area of agricultural biotechnology, as have other companies in the field, such as Dupont Pioneer and Syngenta. Monsanto was one of the first companies to apply the biotechnology industry business model to agriculture, using techniques developed by Genentech and other biotech drug companies in the late 1970s in California. In
The World According to Monsanto the Rachel Carson Prize for her work on this project. The World According to Monsanto The World According to Monsanto is a 2008 film directed by Marie-Monique Robin. Originally released in French as "Le monde selon Monsanto", the film is based on Robin's three-year-long investigation into the corporate practices around the world of the United States multinational corporation, Monsanto. "The World According to Monsanto" is also the title of a book written by Robin. The film reports many controversies surrounding the use and promotion of genetically modified seeds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Agent Orange, and bovine growth hormone. Cases in the