Roundup and Lawsuits
In May 2018, Dewayne Johnson, a 46-year-old California groundskeeper who is suffering a terminal cancer (NHL) became the first person to take Monsanto to court. The Jury ruled that the company was liable and awarded Dwayne with $289 million in damages to be paid by Monsanto.
Now, there are over 450 lawsuits in progress against Monsanto representing over 4,000 victims.
Victims and their families are suing Monsanto because the active ingredient, glyphosate in the company’s product called Roundup may have caused them or their loved ones to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL).
These legal cases accuse Monsanto in false advertising for claiming the pesticide is harmless to humans and covering up the real risks of using Roundup and therefore, endangering their health and lives.