A man has filed a Roundup non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit after he was diagnosed with the disease.

Plaintiff Thomas X. says he used Roundup for at least 29 years. He used the popular weed killer through 2016, but was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2015.

Monsanto Company makes Roundup, which contains glyphosate and other herbicidal ingredients. Monsanto discovered glyphosate’s herbicidal properties in 1970 and began marketing Roundup in 1974.

According to the Roundup non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit, glyphosate was the most-used active ingredient at America’s farms in 2001 when 90 million pounds were used each year. By 2007, 185 million pounds were used. By 2013, glyphosate was the most widely used herbicide worldwide.

Monsanto represents Roundup as safe to humans and to the environment.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is an arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) that has evaluated glyphosate. In 2015, the IARC announced glyphosate was classified “as a Group 2A herbicide, which means that it is probably carcinogenic to humans.”

The IARC indicated the cancers most associated with exposure to glyphosate are non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and similar cancers, including lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, B-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

According to the Roundup non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit, “The IARC evaluation is significant. It confirms what has been believed for years: that glyphosate is toxic to humans.”

Monsanto responded to the IARC report by attempting to discredit the research findings, Thomas claims.

Roundup Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Alleges Cover Up

Plants treated with Roundup usually die within two or three days because the product stops the plant from forming the amino acids it needs for protein synthesis. Because Roundup kills virtually all plants, Monsanto created Roundup Ready seeds, which can resist Roundup’s plant-killing properties. Nearly 70 percent of corn and cotton and 90 percent of soybean fields in America consisted of Roundup Ready seeds in 2010.

Because the Roundup Ready plants absorb glyphosate, the herbicide cannot be removed by washing, peeling, milling, baking or brewing the resulting crops.

“For nearly 40 years, farms across the world have used Roundup without knowing of the dangers its use poses,” says the Roundup non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit.

Monsanto introduced Roundup as a technological breakthrough to the world because it could kill nearly every known weed, supposedly without harming humans or the environment. This claim has been contravened by the IARC’s findings, which says farm workers, landscapers, garden center workers, and nursery employees are at most risk of exposure to Roundup.

Monsanto is accused of producing falsified data and attacking valid research that exposed Roundup’s dangers.

“Monsanto led a prolonged campaign of misinformation to convince government agencies, farmers, and the general population that Roundup was safe,” says the Roundup non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit.

In fact, Monsanto continues to insist that Roundup is safe to humans and to the environment.

The Roundup Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit is Case No. 4:18-cv-00009-SNLJ 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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