Jury Verdict Raises Pressure on Monsanto for Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Litigation Settlement
The Nachawati Law Group is Calling on Monsanto to Stop Playing Games with Cancer Victims.
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These individuals and their families deserve an opportunity to have their claims heard within their lifetimes.”
DALLAS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Nachawati Law Group is calling on Bayer (OTCMKTS: BAYRY) subsidiary Monsanto to reach a meaningful global settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by cancer victims over claims that exposure to the Roundup herbicide causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.— Majed Nachawati
Firm founder Majed Nachawati praised a St. Louis jury’s unanimous October 20 verdict that found Monsanto liable for a St. Louis man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis and awarded $1.25 million in compensatory damages. The Nachawati Law Group represents roughly 4,000 cancer victims with similar claims against Monsanto and has been active in earlier state and federal litigation that resulted in a $10.9 billion settlement.
“Time is running out for many of these cancer victims,” Mr. Nachawati said. “These individuals and their families deserve an opportunity to have their claims heard within their lifetimes. We will bring these lawsuits to courtrooms over and over until Monsanto comes to the table.”
The lawsuits charge that Monsanto failed to warn users that Roundup’s active ingredient — glyphosate — is a known carcinogen. Glyphosate is the most heavily applied herbicide in history — both in the U.S. and globally — and has been linked in scientific studies with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The recent verdict in Missouri Judicial Circuit Court marked the first verdict against Monsanto outside of California. Testimony revealed that in addition to glyphosate, Roundup ingredients include known toxins 1,4 Dioxide, NNG, arsenic, and formaldehyde. The case is John Durnell v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. number 1922-CC00221.
Mr. Nachawati said Monsanto is delaying justice by quietly settling individual lawsuits that its armies of defense lawyers believe are unwinnable. The company takes cases it believes are weaker to trial, such as cases in which a plaintiff’s cancer is in remission or with complicated health or lifestyle factors, he said.
“Monsanto trumpets its litigation wins but hides all of the cases it quietly settles,” Mr. Nachawati said. “Bayer has to come to the realization that they have a big liability in front of them that they have not addressed. They need to come to grips with that and be honest with their shareholders about the predicament that they’re in.”
About Nachawati Law Group
Nachawati Law Group represents individuals in mass tort litigation, businesses and governmental entities in contingent litigation, and individual victims in complex personal injury litigation. The firm is recognized among the top 3 most active law firms for injury litigation in the nation, according to Lex Machina. For more information visit https://ntrial.com.
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