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Roundup Cancer Lawsuit Settlement Hits Roadblock

In June, Bayer – the agrochemical company that produces Roundup weedkiller – agreed to terms that would settle a large portion of the pending claims against Monsanto. Bayer had purchased Monsanto, Roundup’s original producer, in 2018. The terms call for more than $11 billion to be dispersed amongst certain claimants. Bayer Roundup settlement discussions come…
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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…

California Appellate Court Hears Argument in First Major Roundup Loss for Monsanto

In early June of 2020, the California Court of Appeal First Appellate District heard an argument in the Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto case. In 2018, a California jury awarded Dewayne Johnson, a school groundskeeper, $289 million after finding that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide weed killer was a substantial factor in causing Mr. Johnson’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).…
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California Appellate Court Hints at Good News for Roundup Litigation

In August 2018, a California federal jury awarded $289 million to Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper that sued Monsanto. Mr. Johnson alleged that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product caused or was a substantial factor in contributing to his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The federal jury found that Monsanto was negligent in failing to warn Mr. Johnson that the product…
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Is Roundup Weed Killer Safe to Use?

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…

Here’s the Latest on Monsanto Roundup Trials

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…
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EPA Reapproves Glyphosate, Consumer Safety Groups Respond by Filing Lawsuit

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…
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Bayer Moves Closer to Settling 1000s of Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

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,…
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U.S. Cities Ban Roundup and Other Glyphosate Products

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…
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Does Roundup Cause Cancer? (The Answer Isn’t What You Think)

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…