Lewis v. Monsanto

Reference :

5:19-cv-02085

Complaint date :

September 11, 2019

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Northern District of Ohio

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Jack Lewis

Defendants :

Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Peter H. Weinberger

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup

Requests :

Trial by jury; Special and general damages, and ascertainable losses; Exemplary, treble and punitive damages sufficient to punish and deter Monsanto and others from future deceptive, fraudulent, unfair, misleading, illegal and fraudulent practices; Pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; Costs including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, court costs, and other litigation expenses;

Name of the Court :

United States District Court of Northern District of Ohio, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

In August 2008, Plaintiff was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, as a result of exposure to Roundup herbicide. Plaintiff sprayed Roundup in his backyard from about 2001 to 2005, at least once a month from April through September each year. He blames the illness on the “unreasonably dangerous and defective nature of Roundup and Monsanto’s wrongful and negligent conduct in the research, development, testing, manufacture, production, promotion, distribution, marketing, advertising and sale of Roundup.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.