Bargas v. Monsanto

Reference :

HG19026873

Complaint date :

July 12, 2019

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Richard Bargas, individually and on behalf of his daughter, G.B. a minor, Ronza M. Bargas, Richard J. Bargas

Defendants :

Monsanto, John Does 1-50, Oliver's Hardware, Whale Point Marine, Pastime Hardware

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Pedram Esfandiary, R. Brent Wisner, Michael L. Baum, Frances M. Phares, Robert F. Kennedy, Kevin J. Madonna

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup

Requests :

Actual and compensatory damages ; Exemplary and punitive damages ; awarding Plaintiffs their costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in this matter; further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Demand for Jury Trial.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of the state of California for the County of Alameda, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

As a direct exposure to Roundup from 2007 to 2019, minor G.B., daughter of R. Bargas, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. As a consequence, father, mother and brother of G.B. suffered severe emotional distress and mental anguish. Trial was set up to begin on Jan. 22, 2020, but has been postponed while negociations for global settlement are under way.

Scientific references :

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Some Organophosphate Insecticides and Herbicides. Lyon (FR): International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2017. PMID: 31829533.