A Rhode Island man has filed a new lawsuit against Monsanto, alleging the company failed to warn about a significant Roundup cancer risk linked with their product.

The plaintiff, Reno V., began using Roundup in 1997, and continued using the product regularly for years. Despite following Roundup’s safety and precautionary warnings, he was later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

According to Reno’s lawsuit, his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis was a direct result of exposure to Roundup, but Monsanto failed to adequately warn him and countless others about the extent of Roundup cancer risk.

In response, Reno decided to file a lawsuit against Monsanto, alleging that his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis could have been prevented if he had been adequately warned of the serious Roundup cancer risk linked with the popular weedkiller.

Reno filed his lawsuit over Roundup cancer risk on Sept. 12, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, design defect, failure to warn, and breach of express and implied warranties.

Reno’s lawsuit, along with countless others like it, alleges that Monsanto has misrepresented the use of Roundup as safe, despite knowing of the severity of Roundup cancer risk, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Monsanto has gone so far as to use the tag lines “safer than table salt” and “practically non-toxic” to animals to describe its product, despite allegedly being aware that the risk is much greater.

Back in 1996, New York Attorney General actually filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for making these kinds of statements, claiming they were deceptive and dangerous to customers, misleading them about the actual safety of the product.

Roundup Cancer Risk

Monsanto’s popular weedkiller Roundup has been linked with a number of types of Roundup cancer, including B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Farm workers and home gardeners are among the most at risk of any Roundup side effects, given the regular use of the product in these roles for many workers. A number of plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Monsanto with allegations of Roundup cancer risk, claiming that they were diagnosed with one of several kinds of cancer after using Roundup.

The Environmental Protection Agency has suspected a Roundup cancer risk since the 1980s, but research is still ongoing. A report published in March 2015 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), concluding that glyphosate is linked with cancer. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup.

Types of Roundup Cancer

Types of cancer that have so far been linked with the weedkiller include the following:

• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Multiple myeloma
• B-cell lymphoma
• Bone cancer
• Renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer)
• Other cancers

Filing a Lawsuit Over Roundup Cancer Risk

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from Roundup use, you may be able to file a Roundup lawsuit. While filing a lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by cancer from Roundup or bring a loved one back to life, it can help to alleviate the financial burden caused by medical expenses and lost wages.

The Roundup Cancer Risk Lawsuit is Case No. 4:17-cv-02402-CDP in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

If you or a loved one developed cancer after using Roundup as a farm worker or home gardener, you may have a legal claim. Legal migrant farm workers may also seek help. Learn more by filling out the form on this page for a FREE case evaluation.

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