Weeks v. Lowe’s Home Centers Reference : 2:19-cv-6828 Complaint date : August 6, 2019 Status : Not judged Place of jurisdiction : United States, Central District of California Plaintiffs types : Individuals Plaintiffs names : James Weeks Defendants : Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : Gillian L. Wade, Sara D. Avila, Marc A. Castaneda Case nature : Civil court Specificities : Class action, Jury Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup Requests : An order certifying that the action may be maintained as a Class Act; An order enjoining Defendant from pursuing the policies, acts, and practices complained of herein and requiring Defendants to pay restitution to Plaintiffs and all members of the Class; Reasonable attorneys' fees; Costs of this suit. Trial by jury. Name of the Court : District Court of Central District of California, United States Jurisdiction level : Summary : The complaint is about the lack of warnings on containers of Roundup and its formulations with regard to the health risks associated with using the herbicide. The only warning on Roundup’s label states, “keep out of reach of children,” and identifies that the product may cause “moderate eye irritation” while it is probably carcinogenic. Reasonable consumers would not have bought Roundup had they known its use came with carcinogenic risks. For the same reasons, plaintif filed another class action against Home Depot (2:19-cv-6780). Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Class Action Complaint Lowe’s Home Centers Faces Its Own Class Action Lawsuit Over Sale of Roundup Home Depot and Lowe’s Face Roundup Lawsuits over Lack of Cancer Warning