Use Roundup Weed Killer? You May Be Owed Money

Amid allegations that Monsanto failed to disclose the herbicide’s cancer risk clearly, the company has agreed to a $45 million settlement.
If you’ve purchased Roundup, HDX or Ace weed and grass killer in recent years, you might have some money coming to you. Agricultural giant Monsanto, which produces all three, has agreed to a $45 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of failing to warn customers that the glyphosate-based herbicides could potentially cause cancer or other adverse health effects.

The payout is unrelated to the tens of thousands of personal injury claims filed against Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer, by people diagnosed with cancer after using Roundup. The claimants in this suit alleged Monsanto was negligent in not warning them of the danger.

Read on to find out what the Roundup case is about, who

The active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup has been linked to an increased risk of lymphoma and leukemia, specifically non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Monsanto, weed killer’s maker, has faced a number of Roundup lawsuits from farmworkers and home gardeners alleging that they were diagnosed with cancer after using Roundup.

According to the Roundup cancer lawsuits, the product has been linked to the following cancer side effects:

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
B-cell lymphoma
T-cell lymphoma
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Hairy cell lymphoma

Does Roundup Weed Killer Cause Cancer?

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report in March 2015, which concluded that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is linked to cancer.

The IARC report also linked four other pesticides that were shown to cause cancer.

The report came after studies were published in

Roundup is an effective, broad-spectrum herbicide used more than any other herbicide in the world. It was introduced by Monsanto in 1974; in 2018, Monsanto was purchased by Bayer. The first Roundup lawsuit was filed that same year, and Bayer has been facing mounting foes in courtrooms across the country ever since.

The fifth Roundup case to go to trial, which lasted four months, was closed recently in California’s San Bernardino County. The lawsuit was filed by Donnetta Stephens, who developed cancer after using Roundup and alleged that its active ingredient, glyphosate, was at fault. The jury ruled in favor of Bayer. They also rejected the notion that Bayer knew the product was dangerous and was negligent in formulating the herbicide.

The plaintiff claims her