National Black Farmers Association v. Monsanto

Reference :

4:20-cv-01145

Complaint date :

August 26, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Eastern District of Missouri

Plaintiffs types :

Farmers, Unions

Plaintiffs names :

National Black Farmers Association (NBFA)

Defendants :

Monsanto, Bayer

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Christopher L. Schnieders, Benjamin L. Crump, Thomas C. Goldstein, Eric F. Citron

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Civil action for injunctive and declaratory relief, Jury

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup

Requests :

Enjoin Monsanto from continuing to market and sell Roundup products in the stream of commerce; enjoin Monsanto to remove Roundup products from the stream of commerce; Or enjoin Monsanto to include plain, visible warnings on all Roundup products, stating that Roundup has been found to cause NHL, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, and/or Leukemia; any other relief the Court may deem just and proper.

Name of the Court :

United States District Court of Eastern District of Missouri, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

NBFA is suing to block Monsanto and its parent company Bayer from selling the weedkiller Roundup. The group claims Monsanto forces farmers to buy more expensive, Roundup-resistant seeds in increasingly larger quantities every year. The suit says Black farmers are uniquely affected because they operate smaller farms.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.