Imprelis Herbicide Killing Trees

Imprelis, sold by DuPont Professional Products and widely used by landscapers, is an herbicide that may be damaging and causing thousands of mature trees to die across the country. Imprelis was introduced to the market in October 2010 and aggressively marketed to lawn care professionals as an environmentally friendly way to kill weeds like dandelion, ground ivy, creeping charlie, wild violet and clover. Homeowners, golf courses, cemeteries, and park managers that used this product are now reporting that mature pine trees were damaged or killed after Imprelis was applied to their lawns.

Imprelis Herbicide Lawsuit

Our firm is currently representing property owners who had mature pine trees damaged or killed after Imprelis herbicide was applied to their lawns. We have retained arborists to assist us in the evaluation of property damage. We are still investigating whether damage is just to mature trees or if the affected soil will harm future plantings. Norway spruce, Black Hills spruce, Colorado blue spruce and eastern white pines are the most common species reported to have been damaged when in contact with the Imprelis herbicide.

We're still looking into the scope of damage - initial reports were that the herbicide killed spruce and pine trees, but now it appears that many other trees and plants may also have been damaged/killed, including possibly honeylocust, crab apple, burning bush plants, cottonwood trees, hydrangea and hostas. Damage is widespread in Minnesota, Michigan, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and other northern states.

Additional Information About Imprelis Herbicide

• New Turfgrass Herbicide Linked to Injury on Some Spruces, Pines and Other Landscape Plants, UMN Extension
• Information about the herbicide Imprelis, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

• August 17, 2011: View Complaint

• September 7, 2011: DuPont starts Imprelis claims process, offers compensation for trees damaged by weedkiller, startribune.com
• August 16, 2011: Minnesota warns about DuPont's Imprelis herbicide, businessweek.com
• August 16, 2011: State: Don't mulch Imprelis-treated grass, startribune.com
• August 14, 2011: Suits challenge 'green' herbicide over tree kill, startribune.com
• August 11, 2011: E.P.A. Bans Sale of Tree-Killing Herbicide, nytimes.com
• August 11, 2011: EPA says DuPont knew herbicide Imprelis would hurt trees before release, freep.com
• August 5, 2011: DuPont Pulls Herbicide Blamed For Tree Deaths From Market, npr.org
• July 27, 2011: Herbicide Imprelis is damaging trees, Dupont admits, freep.com
• July 22, 2011: Weedkiller has surprise toll on trees, startribune.com

It is important to preserve evidence of any damage to your trees. You can do this by following preliminary steps to preserve evidence of an Imprelis related injury - click here.

If you believe that your trees died from exposure to Imprelis, we want to hear from you. Zimmerman Reed is investigating claims from property owners and golf courses who experienced significant damage to trees on their property after Imprelis was sprayed on their lawn. Fill out our free case review and a Zimmerman Reed attorney will conduct a free case review. If you have questions and would like to speak with someone, please contact us directly at 800-755-0098. Zimmerman Reed is an experienced law firm handling environmental cases and we welcome any questions you may have.

Imprelis is a registered trademark of DuPont De Nemours & Company. It is used solely for product identification and informational purposes. Zimmerman Reed is in no way affiliated with DuPont.