Seitz v. Monsanto

Reference :

1722-CC11325

Complaint date :

September 13, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Saint Louis, Missouri

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Leroy Seitz, Cynthia Allen, Perry Angress, others

Defendants :

Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Mark R. Niemeyer, Michael S. Kruse

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup, POEA

Requests :

Judgment against the defendant for more than $10,000,000, plus costs for this action and all further relief the court deems appropriate. Trial by jury.

Name of the Court :

Circuit Court of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

The plaintiffs allege that as a result of their exposure to Roundup, they were caused to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. They hold Monsanto responsible because it negligently manufactured and distributed Roundup with full knowledge that it was dangerous and defective and failed to provide adequate warnings and proper directions about the dangers associated with using it. Hearings were supposed to happen on Feb. 20, 2020, but were postponed as negociations for out-of-courts settlements 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.