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UPL controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    AgroFresh reaches settlement with Decco

    Settlement

    AgroFresh announced that it reached a settlement in its ongoing litigation against Decco Post-Harvest and Decco's parent company, UPL Limited; the settlement terms are confidential and the source does not specify when it was reached.

    Source excerpt

    • The terms of the settlement agreement, pursuant to which all outstanding litigation between the parties is now settled, are confidential.
    • AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global player in produce freshness solutions, has announced that the company has reached a settlement in its ongoing litigation against Decco Post-Harvest, Inc. and Decco’s parent company, UPL Limited.
  2. 2020

    Delaware court reduces award in UPL–AgroFresh litigation

    Ruling

    In the ongoing intellectual-property litigation concerning TruPick, a 1-MCP product launched by UPL's post-harvest business in the United States, the Delaware District Court reduced a prior $31 million jury verdict to $13 million and vacated a number of jury determinations on key counts. UPL said it was considering options, including a potential appeal.

    Source excerpt

    • This litigation relates to an ongoing intellectual property litigation regarding TruPick, a 1-MCP product launched by the post-harvest business of UPL in USA in 2016.
    • UPL has announced that the District Court in Delaware has substantially reduced the earlier October 2019 jury verdict of $31 million to $13 million by its judgement of November 30, 2020.