The first lawsuit in the U.S. to make it to trial alleging that Monsanto’s Round-Up/Glyphosate herbicide causes cancer started last week in Federal District Court in San Francisco, California.
https://usrtk.org/pesticides/mdl-monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-case-key-documents-analysis/
The link noted above provides access to a daily live blog regarding what is happening in the courtroom, plus many other documents that may be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about this health related news topic.
https://usrtk.org/pesticides/mdl-monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-case-key-documents-analysis/
...More than 425 lawsuits are pending against Monsanto Co. in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, filed by people alleging that exposure to Roundup herbicide caused them or their loved ones to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and that Monsanto covered up the risks. The cases have been combined for handling as multidistrict litigation (MDL) under Judge Vince Chhabria. The lead case is 3:16-md-02741-VC.
Monsanto sought to have its internal records and communications sealed from public view but the judge has allowed many to be made part of the public record, and these “Monsanto Papers” are contained within the records below.
...Thousands of other plaintiffs have made similar claims against Monsanto in state courts. Plaintiffs’ attorneys estimate the total number of plaintiffs at approximately 4,000.
The link noted above provides access to a daily live blog regarding what is happening in the courtroom, plus many other documents that may be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about this health related news topic.