What is the average payout for a Roundup lawsuit? The average payout for an individual who has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or other cancers is between $5,000 to $250,000 in compensation. One report stated that the average amount per client suffering from cancer is $160,000.
The June 2020 settlement agreement with Bayer resolves hundreds of thousands of Roundup cases. The average payout is expected to come in at approximately $160,000 per plaintiff. Additional funds, over and above the nearly $11 billion settlement fund, have been set aside to compensate future claimants.
On June 24, 2020, Bayer announced it had reached a Roundup settlement agreement in principle with five leading firms representing more than 100,000 plaintiffs alleging that they developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to significant exposure to Roundup weedkiller.
Since the mid‑1990s, Monsanto indicates that it has filed suit against 145 individual U.S. farmers for patent infringement and/or breach of contract in connection with its genetically engineered seed but has proceeded through trial against only eleven farmers, all of which it won.
30,000 Roundup Cases Left… and Counting As of May 2022, Monsanto has reached settlement agreements in nearly 100,000 Roundup lawsuits. Monsanto paid approximately $11 billion.
Settlement money and damages collected from a lawsuit are considered income, which means the IRS will generally tax that money. However, personal injury settlements are an exception (most notably: car accident settlements and slip and fall settlements are nontaxable).
If you or a loved one developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or hairy cell leukemia after using Roundup as a farm worker or home gardener, you may have a legal claim.
To qualify for the filing of a personal injury lawsuit against Bayer/Monsanto, you must prove you have received a diagnosis of a type of cancer such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. You also have to make the connection between the development of your cancer and exposure to the herbicide Roundup.
two to three yearsIf you neglect to file in time, the statute will bar you from filing a Roundup lawsuit. It would also mean forfeiting whatever compensation you may have gotten for your injuries if you filed on time. In most states, the Statute of Limitations for Roundup cases spans two to three years.
In 2010 the Gates Foundation Trust invested about $23 million in Monsanto, the genetically modified seed and chemical company, though it sold its shares the next year following outcry from environmental groups.
Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company was the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. Mr. Johnson's lawsuit alleges exposure to Monsanto's Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, caused Northern California resident Dewayne “Lee” Johnson to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
If you want to file a Roundup weed killer cancer lawsuit, you can reach a member of our team immediately by calling (833) 214-0917.