Paraquat Parkinson’s Attorney in Presque Isle, Maine

Presque Isle and Aroostook County are Maine's potato country, producing over 1.4 billion pounds annually and ranking among the top potato-producing counties in the nation. Paraquat has been used as a potato vine desiccant to kill vines before mechanical harvest, exposing potato farmers and field workers to the herbicide during the critical harvest preparation period. The County's farming families have multi-generational paraquat exposure histories. Maine's 6-year statute of limitations under 14 M.R.S.A. § 752 is among the most favorable in the nation, providing an extended window for Aroostook County potato farmers to connect Parkinson's diagnoses to their paraquat exposure.