Kane et al v. Monsanto

Reference :

No description

Complaint date :

September 2, 2016

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Saint Louis, Missouri

Plaintiffs types :

Technicians and Professional users, Individuals, Farm/rural workers, Farmers

Plaintiffs names :

Kane, Baker, Ballard, Berryman, Bingham, Brewer, Briley II, Broderick, Brown, Charlton, Crabtree Jr, Curry, Dela Cruz, Dyer, Ellis Jr, Farish, Ferrante, Godwin, Gillam, Giunca, Harper, Haynes, Head, Helms, Henry, Houser, Isenberg, James, Jenkins, Lalouette, Lange, Laster, Lindley, Lindsay, Luna, Martin, Maynard, Mayo, Miracle, Moffett, Moore, Morgan, Mossbarger, PichardoPriest, Ramirez, Sepulveda, Royster, Sanders, Sewell, Shackleford, Simmons, Sinibaldi Jr, Smith, Toepfer, Uhlich, Velasquez, Walls, Whitby, Wicker, Yanes

Defendants :

Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Eric D. Holland, R. Seth Crompton

Case nature :

Civil court

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup

Requests :

Plaintiffs seek recovery for damages as a result of developing Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma caused by the use of Roundup herbicides.

Name of the Court :

Circuit Court of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

All plaintiffs have developed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma caused by their use of Roundup herbicides, while they have not been warned of an association between exposure to Roundup and an increased risk of developing NHL.

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.