Over the last few years, Monsanto’s Roundup product has been in the news and been subject to a few massive jury verdicts. In those cases, plaintiffs argued that Roundup was a substantial factor in causing their non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Juries have agreed. What is Roundup? Roundup is the world’s most widely used herbicidal weed killer…

Unfortunately for many victims of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer product, the COVID-19 outbreak has stalled thousands of cases against the agrochemical giant. Even before the coronavirus closed courts across the country, Monsanto sought to delay any trials alleging that Roundup causes certain subtypes of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Bayer is withdrawing from settlement agreements Now, many plaintiff…

In January 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-approved glyphosate, the primary active chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide products. According to the EPA’s decision, “there was insufficient evidence to conclude that glyphosate plays a role in any human diseases.” The EPA’s decision is in direct conflict with the conclusions of the International Agency for Research…

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bayer has reached a tentative agreement with several law firms that collectively represent tens of thousands of plaintiffs with active lawsuits. These lawsuits allege that Bayer’s Roundup (Bayer bought Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, in 2018) product causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Why is Bayer Considering Settlement? For months,…

In 2015, the World Health Organization reported that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, was “likely carcinogenic to humans.” Since that report, at least three juries have found that glyphosate contributed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnoses in plaintiffs that brought lawsuits against Monsanto. Since then, consumer safety advocates have criticized the continued sale…

On June 7, 2018, Bayer bought Monsanto for $66 billion. At the time, they didn’t know about the storm they were about to enter. You see, Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer had been in the news for allegedly causing cancer. There were several lawsuits pending in California against Monsanto for this very reason. Roundup is a…

Monsanto has gone to great lengths to produce and advertise Roundup, its glyphosate-based herbicide, since it was first launched 1974. By design, Roundup’s active ingredient is glyphosate. Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide that kills most of the plants it is sprayed on. Today, Roundup is the most sprayed herbicide in the entire world. How did…

Since August 2018, juries have handed down three massive verdicts to people who alleged that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer product contributed to the development of their non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In just three cases, those California juries reached verdicts of more than $2.4 billion against Monsanto. Needless to say, Bayer – the German pharmaceutical giant that bought…