Both Alberto and Alva were diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that formulates in the white blood cells in the lymphatic system, within four years of each other. Johnson, a former gardener and groundskeeper, frequently used Roundup for his job and came into direct contact with the product on his exposed skin. Johnson and others say the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, is …
A Moose Jaw farmer is leading a class action lawsuit against Bayer and Monsanto. The lawsuit contends that exposure to Roundup herbicide contributed to his cancer and the cancer of other Canadians participating in the class action. Merchant Law Group, a firm best known for the $1.9 billion residential school settlement, has already filed a motion for the class action. “He’s a relatively young …
Forty California residents are suing chemical giant Monsanto, alleging that exposure to the company’s Roundup weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, seeks compensatory and punitive damages from defendants Monsanto Co. and Willbur Ellis Company, LLC., for wrongful death and personal injuries. In the lawsuit, which …
Yolanda Mendoza makes the most of time spent with her children after battling stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma for more than a year. “I have nerve damage, I don’t feel the tips of my fingers, my jaw, its still, I still can’t feel it,” she said. Mendoza …
Employees of Monsanto Co ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup weed killer does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings. The documents, which were made public on Tuesday, are part of a mass litigation in federal court in San Francisco claiming Monsanto failed to warn that exposure to …
Now it’s getting interesting. A new court filing made on behalf of dozens of people claiming Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide gave them cancer includes information about alleged efforts within the Environmental Protection Agency to protect Monsanto’s interests and unfairly aid the agrichemical industry. The filing, made late Friday by plaintiff’s attorneys, includes what the attorneys represent …
Quaker Oats is facing a new lawsuit over its false advertising claim that it is offering 100 percent natural oatmeal. Tests showed the presence of the herbicide glyphosate deemed as a human carcinogen. A class-action lawsuit was filed in Federal District Courts in New York and California, claiming …
Medical experts are identifying what food to eat, such as red vegetables and fruits, to cut risk of cancers. But a company that manufactures oatmeal, a food considered a very healthy food, is being sued for allegedly containing an ingredient that is possibly carcinogenic. The New York Post reports that Brooklyn resident Lewis Daly filed a $5 million (AUD$6.57 million) class-action lawsuit …
A lawsuit seeking to be certified as a class action has been filed on behalf of consumers in New York and California against the owner of Quaker Oats after testing found traces of the pesticide glyphosate in some oatmeal. While the level of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, detected in the oatmeal falls well below the limit set by federal regulators for human …