WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE ROUNDUP CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?

 What is the status of the Roundup class action lawsuit?

The Roundup class action lawsuit has been the subject of numerous legal battles over the years. While some lawsuits have resulted in settlements, the litigation surrounding Roundup is ongoing and continues to evolve.

A class action lawsuit is a legal proceeding in which a group of people who have been similarly harmed by a product or action can sue as a group. In the case of Roundup, there have been several attempts to bring a class action lawsuit against Monsanto, the company that developed the herbicide.

However, so far, there has not been a successful Roundup class action lawsuit. In 2019, a federal judge denied a motion to certify a class action lawsuit in a case involving agricultural workers who alleged that they developed cancer as a result of exposure to Roundup.

The judge ruled that the plaintiffs had not shown that their claims had enough in common to justify a class action lawsuit. Instead, the judge ruled that each plaintiff would need to pursue their claim individually.

Despite the lack of a successful class action lawsuit, many individual lawsuits have been filed against Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer, by people who allege that Roundup caused their cancer. Some of these lawsuits have resulted in significant verdicts, including a $289 million verdict awarded to a man who alleged that Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The decision was afterward abridged to $78 million on plea.

In 2020, Bayer announced a $10.9 billion settlement to resolve approximately 95,000 Roundup-related lawsuits. However, some plaintiffs' attorneys criticized the terms of the agreement, arguing that it did not provide enough compensation to those who had been harmed by Roundup.

The latest Roundup settlement, reached in December 2021, is a $4.5 billion agreement between Bayer and a group of plaintiffs who alleged that they developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as a result of exposure to Roundup. The settlement, which still requires court approval, is the largest yet in the Roundup litigation and could bring closure to many of the remaining lawsuits.

In conclusion, there has not been a successful Roundup class action lawsuit to date. Instead, many individual lawsuits have been filed against Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer, by people who allege that Roundup caused their cancer. While some of these lawsuits have resulted in significant verdicts, the litigation surrounding Roundup is ongoing and continues to evolve. The latest Roundup settlement, reached in December 2021, is the largest yet and could bring closure to many of the remaining lawsuits.