No. 20-3663 ___________________________

John S. Hahn, Special Master

Bader Farms, Inc.

Plaintiff - Appellee

Bill Bader

Plaintiff

v.

Monsanto Company

Defendant

BASF Corporation

Defendant - Appellant

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American Seed Trade Association, Incorporated; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.; CropLife America; DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar; Missouri Agribusiness Association; Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry; National Association of Manufacturers; Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated; Washington Legal Foundation

Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s) Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; National Family Farm Coalition; Center for Biological Diversity; Pesticide Action Network; Center for Food Safety; Save Our Crops Coalition

Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s) ___________________________

No. 20-3665 ___________________________

John S. Hahn, Special Master

Bader Farms, Inc.

Plaintiff - Appellee

Bill Bader

Plaintiff

v.

Monsanto Company

Defendant - Appellant

BASF Corporation

Defendant

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American Seed Trade Association, Incorporated; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.; CropLife America; DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar; Missouri Agribusiness Association; Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry; National Association of Manufacturers; Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated; Washington Legal Foundation

Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s)

-2- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; National Family Farm Coalition; Center for Biological Diversity; Pesticide Action Network; Center for Food Safety; Save Our Crops Coalition

Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s) ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau ____________

Submitted: February 16, 2022 Filed: July 7, 2022 ____________ Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Dicamba, an herbicide, kills broadleaf weeds that have grown resistant to other herbicides. Unfortunately, traditional dicamba herbicides harm crops. Traditional dicamba herbicides are also “volatile,” meaning that they tend to vaporize and move off target. It was thus impractical—and unlawful—to spray dicamba herbicides over crops during growing season. See 7 U.S.C. § 136j(a)(2)(G) (prohibiting “any person . . . to use any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling”).

Monsanto Company and BASF Corporation began developing dicamba- tolerant se