William M. Prince v. Monsanto

Reference :

7:17 - cv - 00111-D

Complaint date :

May 26, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, North Carolina

Plaintiffs types :

Farmers

Plaintiffs names :

William M. Prince

Defendants :

Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

James L. Ward, Jr

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

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

Herbicide, Roundup, Glyphosate, POEA

Requests :

Damages and interests for medical consequences (non-Hodgkin lymphoma); punitive damages for Monsanto's irresponsible action and negligence of damages

Name of the Court :

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina of North Carolina, United States

Jurisdiction level :

No description

Summary :

Mr. Prince, a farmer with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using Roundup for years, is suing Monsanto for failing to warn him of the cancer risk of using his product. He sprayed Roundup in the fields from 1976 to 1990 for about 90 days a year, scrupulously following the warnings and precautions for use.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.