The United States government has sided with Bayer AG (formerly Monsanto) in a lawsuit alleging that the company’s popular herbicide, Roundup, causes non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other forms of cancer.
In a “friend of the court” briefing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Justice Department said that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is not a carcinogen (a cancer-causing substance).
The court filing came days after Bayer AG announced that it would be asking a federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment it was ordered to pay in a recent Roundup lawsuit.
While the EPA previously warned that glyphosate may cause cancer, the agency later reversed itself following intense industry pressure.
The State of California, meanwhile, does consider glyphosate a human carcinogen and requires Roundup and other glyphosate-containing products to carry a warning label. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also included glyphosate on its list of probable human carcinogens.
Bayer, which acquired agriculture giant Monsanto last year for $63 billion, is facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that Roundup caused non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other cancers, primarily among farm workers and groundskeepers.
Multiple juries have determined that Roundup caused plaintiffs’ cancer, and Bayer AG has been hit with multi-million and even multi-billion dollar penalties.
The company denies any wrongdoing, although in recent months Bayer has signaled openness to a potential Roundup lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.
Have you been exposed to Roundup and diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma?
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to recent developments and the unique circumstances surrounding these lawsuits, Riddle & Brantley is no longer accepting new Roundup cases. We continue to work on securing compensation for our existing clients and are confident that justice will be served. Please stay tuned to our website for any further updates and thank you for considering Riddle & Brantley for your legal needs. If you work in agriculture, groundskeeping, or another job in which you’ve handled Roundup weed killer, you may have a legal case against Bayer if you’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
It is alleged that Monsanto (now Bayer AG) ignored known safety risks and that glyphosate-containing Roundup herbicide caused non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other cancers.
If you’ve suffered from non-Hodgkins lymphoma after significant exposure to Roundup, you deserve justice — and you may be entitled to significant financial compensation.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to recent developments and the unique circumstances surrounding these lawsuits, Riddle & Brantley is no longer accepting new Roundup cases. We continue to work on securing compensation for our existing clients and are confident that justice will be served. Please stay tuned to our website for any further updates and thank you for considering Riddle & Brantley for your legal needs.