Blog: Roundup Lawsuits

Growing concerns about another Monsanto-created herbicide are popping up across the country, with many complaints and lawsuits being filed by agricultural workers and farmers.  Recently, a federal court awarded a Missouri farmer $265 million for lost income and damages after coming to the conclusion that an herbicide he used killed valuable plants the farmer relies …

Thousands of lawsuits against the manufacturer of the weed killer Roundup continue to make their way through the legal process. Victims have developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma due to extensive exposure to the harmful ingredient glyphosate. If you received a cancer diagnosis that you believe is related to your use of Roundup, let us evaluate your case …

man farmer working in vegetable garden, pesticide sprays on plants, top view and copy space template

After decades of profiting from Roundup as the world’s most widely-used Herbicide, Monsanto now faces a reckoning of its bad business practices. We now know, from the Roundup lawsuits going to trial, about the unethical strategies Monsanto executives used to get Roundup in every home, lawn, and farm. In 2015, an international agency declared the chemical …

Several media outlets are reporting that Bayer – the parent company of Monsanto – is offering an $8 billion deal to settle more than 18,000 lawsuits. The lawsuits claim that exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, is responsible for causing the plaintiffs’ non-Hodgkin lymphoma or other forms of cancer. Glyphosate, which …

Warning Pesticide Use Sign in front of bushes in a publci park

As cancer lawsuits against Roundup weed killer continue to make headlines, Bayer – which became Roundup’s owner when it bought Monsanto a year ago – has announced plans to invest more than $5.6 billion over the next decade to develop new methods to combat weeds. Bayer’s announcement comes as the company attempts to deal with competing deadlines …

Agricultural worker spraying pesticide on fruit trees

An Oakland, California jury has awarded $2 billion in punitive damages to Alva and Alberta Pilliod after concluding that continued exposure to Roundup weed killer was responsible for the couple’s cancer. The jury also ruled that the couple should receive an additional $55 million for pain and suffering, and to cover their medical expenses. As residential …

Senior man killing poison oak and mountain misery in the garden.

While Bayer – the manufacturer of Roundup weed killer – has stated publicly that it has no intention of settling thousands of lawsuits charging that its product causes cancer, the company is now being forced to try. After canceling a trial scheduled for May 20, 2019, that would have followed a recent $80 million verdict against …