What is Bayer’s Roundup Settlement Global Offer?

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released findings that showed glyphosate was carcinogenic in humans. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicidal weed killer product.

Specifically, clinical studies suggest that glyphosate compounds cause more than a dozen subtypes of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). Since the IARC findings were released, more than 100,000 patients diagnosed with NHL have filed lawsuits against Monsanto; they allege that their Roundup product caused or contributed to the victims’ cancer diagnoses.

Juries agree: Roundup is Carcinogenic

Over the past few years, three juries in California have listened to the evidence. They all determined that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer product caused or contributed to the plaintiffs’ cancer in each of those cases.

Moreover, they have listened to evidence demonstrating Monsanto’s decades-long scheme of misinformation and attempts to alter scientific studies for profit. Simply put, each jury did not like what they heard. The juries were tired of this mega-corporation consistently putting profits before the safety of their customers.

Bayer makes global settlement offer

Now, in apparent fear of more jury trials exposing their unsafe practices, Bayer AG has made a global settlement offer of more than $10 billion to make their “Roundup problem” go away. (Bayer purchased Monsanto in June of 2018.) Anytime we mention billions of dollars, it sounds like an extravagant amount of money. However, to Bayer, who bought Monsanto for $66 billion, it represents a drop in the bucket – a nuisance fee.

For decades, and to this day, even with all of the evidence of Roundup’s carcinogenicity, Monsanto sold poison to commercial and private users. The company knew that exposure to this product significantly increased users’ likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer, and they did nothing. Worse than nothing.

The company engaged in a years-long scam paying for studies to say that glyphosate is safe and asking clinical physicians to alter studies that didn’t toe the company line on glyphosate’s safety. If you’re interested in the sheer scope of Monsanto’s scientific interference regarding Roundup, I suggest reading Carey Gillam’s (an investigative journalist from “U.S. Right to Know”) book, White Washed: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science.

What does Bayer’s settlement offer really mean for us?

Probably nothing. Bayer has made settlement movements with the firms that handle thousands of Roundup cases. For many smaller firms that represent clients whose lives have been catastrophically altered by Roundup, Bayer offered nothing.

We have clients that have incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills (in addition to the tremendous pain and suffering they have faced for years). Bayer doesn’t believe that those clients will ever see their day in court. We disagree.

Diagnosed with cancer due to Roundup Exposure? We can help

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup product (or other herbicidal weed killers), do not hesitate in contacting an attorney to explore your legal options. There is no cost and, ultimately, no downside to having one of our experienced attorneys review your potential claim.