Monsanto Company faces a new lawsuit in federal court filed by an Arizona couple alleging Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Plaintiffs Linda and Jimmy D. filed the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit in Arizona federal court. The lawsuit was filed on July 3, 2018.

According to the lawsuit, Linda says that she became exposed to Roundup, a popular weed killer between 1981 and 1985 when she lived in El Cajon, California. Thereafter, she says she continued to use the product in 1995 in North Carolina; in 2004 and between 2008 and 2009 in Georgia; and between 2012 and 2014 in San Tan Valley, Arizona.

However, in June 2005 she became diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the lawsuit states.

It was for at least nine years that she used Roundup on her properties in California, Georgia, and Arizona, alleges the lawsuit. She says frequently purchased Roundup in liquid form when using the weed killer product.

Since her diagnosis, she has been treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Linda states, however, that during the entire time in which she used and was exposed to Roundup, “she did not know that exposure to Roundup was injurious to her health or the health of others.”

Linda also iterates that she “first leaned that exposure to Roundup can cause [non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma] and other serious illnesses sometime after July 29, 2015, when [the International Research on Cancer] first published its evaluation of glyphosate.”

Jimmy, her spouse, joins her in the filing of the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit. They are both residents of Mesa, Ariz.

The non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit was filed on multiple counts including tolling of the statute of limitations discovery rule tolling, design defect, failure to warn, negligence, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, violation of Arizona consumer fraud act, loss of consortium.

Plaintiffs demand a trial by jury.

Overview: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit

One of the most serious adverse effects linked to Roundup exposure is the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that starts in the body’s white blood cells, known as lymphocytes. White blood cells are our body’s defense mechanism; fighting off diseases and infections as part of the body’s immune system.

Signs and symptoms for the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma may include fever, weight loss, anemia, shortness of breath or cough, enlarged lymph nodes, chest pain or pressure, and a swollen belly.

However, this is not to say that other cancers have not also been linked to the popular weed killer product. Glyphosate, the product’s main ingredient has been linked to a number of other cancers such as:

• Bone cancer
• B-cell lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Leukemia
• Renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer)

Currently, Monsanto is facing more than 380 pending lawsuits in federal court due to evidence that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, causes many different types of cancer, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. On July 29, 2015, the International Research on Cancer formally classified glyphosate as a Group 2A carcinogen. Despite such evidence, Monsanto continues to market Roundup as safe and innocuous.

The Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-02088-DJH, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

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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