A California Jury has awarded over $2 Billion to a couple who filed suit against “Roundup” manufacturer Monsanto.  The Jury determined “Roundup” caused the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma both Plaintiffs developed after using the popular week-killer. The damage award was comprised of $55 Million in compensatory damages and $2 Billion in punitive damages.

 

At the Law Office of Alvin F. de Levie & Associates, we have offices throughout rural Pennsylvania, including in State College, Bellefonte and Lock Haven. We know the extent to which those working and living on and near farms and in rural areas are constantly exposed to dangerous products like “Roundup” and other weed-killers and pesticides.  

 

The recent California verdict is the third such verdict finding a link between “Roundup” and cancers like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. With more than 13,000 lawsuits involving “Roudup” currently pending throughout the country, we hope this latest verdict is only part of a growing trend we have been following for years. 

 

Previous verdicts against Monsanto include an award of $80 Million in damages to a man who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of exposure to “Roundup” and an award of $289 Million to a former school groundskeeper who also developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using the product at work for many years.

We are monitoring these developments carefully. As we have written in the past, “Roundup” has been used virtually everywhere for decades. Hopefully, now that “Roundup’s” carcinogenic effects are recognized, more juries will hold Monsanto accountable.

At the Law Office of Alvin F. de Levie & Associates, our team of experienced personal injury attorneys has a history of representing victims who have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of exposure to products throughout Pennsylvania.  If you or a loved one has suffered from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma or another cancer, and you suspect it was caused by exposure to Roundup or another product, please call us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at (844) 777-2529.   We practice throughout Pennsylvania, including Central and Western Pennsylvania and, with offices in State College, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Philadelphia, we are always available to meet with you in person.