Mirzaie et al v. Monsanto

Reference :

BC 578 942

Complaint date :

April 20, 2015

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Elvis Mirzaie, Edison Mirzaie, Romi Mirzaie

Defendants :

Monsanto, John Does 1-50

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

T. Matthew Phillips

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Class action

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup

Requests :

Plaintiffs blame Monsanto for the claim on the packaging that Roundup only targets an enzyme found in plants and not in humans. They are seeking a court order to address the false and misleading advertising on all Roundup labels.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

A lawsuit has been filed against Monsanto for false and misleading advertising. Monsanto claims that Roundup, the world's most popular weed killer, works by targeting an enzyme supposedly found only in plants, but not in humans, which is patently false, according to the plaintiffs, who claim that Roundup targets an enzyme found in plants, humans and animals. Therefore, when Monsanto advertises that Roundup targets an enzyme "not found in people," such a claim is objectively false and misleading in and of itself. Plaintiffs seek a court order to expose the false and misleading advertising found on all Roundup labels.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.