A lengthy update on Spartan Mosquito.

(1) My trial is scheduled to begin June 20th in Philadelphia. Am currently waiting for judge to rule on several issues, notably whether Spartan Mosquito still needs to comply with his earlier ruling on discovery that expressly compelled them to do so.
(2) The class-action lawsuit against Spartan Mosquito apparently ended in a $3 million settlement before the suit even gained class-action status; details are being looked at by a judge.
(3) Spartan Mosquito is still in court with its former ad agency. Lots of drama there.
(4) The EPA has not announced charges against Spartan Mosquito but has asked me to continue supplying information to its enforcement division.
(5) Spartan Mosquito is still selling its tubes in feed stores, hardware stores, its website, and on Amazon. Still claims the tubes kill mosquitoes.
(6) Journalists are not interested.

#SpartanMosquito #mosquitoes #insects #pesticides #fraud

More details at https://colinpurrington.com/2021/01/posts-about-spartan-mosquito/

Per a filing on Jan 26, 2023, the $5 million class-action suit against Spartan Mosquito is over.

“This action is hereby dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), without award of costs or fees to any party.”

Does this mean there was a settlement?

#mosquito #fraud #legal #SpartanMosquito #Hattiesburg #Mississippi

In 170 days I go on trial for slander over a negative product review I posted on my blog. Wish I could CC John Oliver so that the company, Spartan Mosquito, could get the attention it so rightly deserves. https://colinpurrington.com/2021/01/posts-about-spartan-mosquito/

#entomology #biology #Diptera #mosquito #Hattiesburg #legal #lawsuit #SLAPP #Mississippi #scam #fraud #sugar #yeast #SpartanMosquito #AC2T #salt #AttractiveToxicSugarBait

In 170 days I go on trial for slander over a negative product review I posted on my blog. Wish I could CC John Oliver so that the company, Spartan Mosquito, could get the attention it so rightly deserves. https://colinpurrington.com/2021/01/posts-about-spartan-mosquito/

#entomology #biology #Diptera #mosquito #Hattiesburg #legal #lawsuit #SLAPP #Mississippi #scam #fraud #sugar #yeast #SpartanMosquito #AC2T #salt #AttractiveToxicSugarBait