April 23, 2026
Monsanto and a proposed class that entered into a $7.25B settlement resolving claims linking Roundup to non-Hodgkin lymphoma have urged a California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation to reject two law firms' "baseless smear campaign" and "attack" on the pending deal, saying the deal falls outside the court's jurisdiction.
August 04, 2025
The California federal judge presiding over multidistrict personal injury litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer has threatened to sanction 37 plaintiffs' firms that have not held back a percentage of their recovery fees for a common benefit fund.
July 10, 2024
A California federal judge presiding over multidistrict personal injury litigation related to the Monsanto herbicide Roundup has ended two of the numerous cases, with one tossed for failure to prosecute and the second ending in an early win for Monsanto after the plaintiff failed to file a response, amid ongoing concerns that plaintiffs' attorneys are overtaxed.
June 06, 2024
A California federal judge presiding over multidistrict personal injury litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer expressed concerns Thursday that plaintiffs firms may be taking on "a whole bunch of cases" they don't have the ability to prosecute just to settle "on the cheap," calling the prospect "a little bit disturbing."
February 15, 2024
A Northern California federal judge said Thursday he'll either dismiss a proposed nationwide class action over Roundup exposure or transfer it to multidistrict litigation in California's Central District, saying, "It seems obvious that [plaintiffs] filed it in the wrong court."
June 21, 2022
A California federal judge on Tuesday signed off on a $45 million settlement to end allegations that Monsanto made false claims related to the dangers of its Roundup pesticides, stressing that the deal doesn't prevent class members from suing over illnesses.
April 14, 2022
A California federal judge on Thursday expressed concerns about a nationwide class settlement clearing Monsanto of false advertising claims related to the dangers of its Roundup weedkilling products, saying a $45 million ceiling could be low and consumers aren't clearly notified that they can still file personal injury claims.
March 04, 2022
Missouri consumers who bought Roundup tore into a $45 million settlement Monsanto reached with another buyer that says they lost money purchasing the weedkiller, telling a California federal court it should reject the deal due to its "panoply of red flags," including indicators of collusion.
January 21, 2022
A proposed class of consumers who bought Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup on Thursday asked a California federal judge to sign off on a settlement of up to $45 million to end their claims that they lost money buying the weedkiller, which has been accused of causing cancer.
August 18, 2021
Monsanto drew little sympathy from a California federal judge Wednesday when company counsel complained about the burdens of Roundup weedkiller multidistrict litigation, with the court responding that Monsanto can hire more attorneys or settle cases earlier but that the MDL will be moving forward as planned.