Blog: Roundup Litigation

The Roundup Litigation Remains Alive Even After Durnell

Jul 31, 2026

Last week, U.S. District Judge Margaret Guzman was one of the first trial judges in the nation to express the view that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Monsanto v. Durnell does not eliminate all personal injury claims involving Roundup. That observation came during a status conference in Rubin v. Monsanto, a Roundup case currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Rubin case was part of the MDL before...

June 2026 Roundup Settlement Update: King v. Monsanto Raises Serious Questions

Jun 17, 2026

The proposed King v. Monsanto Roundup class settlement has drawn intense scrutiny, and for good reason. The headline number is enormous: up to $7.25 billion to resolve current and future claims involving alleged Roundup exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But the process behind the deal has raised serious concerns. The class action was filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis on February 17, 2026, and the settlement agreement was dated and filed...

June 2026 Roundup Supreme Court Update: Durnell Case Puts Monsanto’s FIFRA Preemption Defense Before the Court

Jun 4, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Monsanto Company v. Durnell, a Roundup failure-to-warn case arising from a Missouri plaintiff’s verdict. A jury found for John Durnell on his strict liability failure-to-warn claim and awarded $1.25 million in compensatory damages. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, and the Missouri Supreme Court declined further review before Monsanto sought review in the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue before the Court is whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...

May 2026: The Roundup Litigation to Date

May 28, 2026

Roundup litigation remains one of the country’s most closely watched product liability battles. Plaintiffs contend that repeated exposure to glyphosate-based Roundup can cause or contribute to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, especially after years of use at home, at work, or in agricultural, landscaping, and groundskeeping settings. The cases involve dermal exposure while spraying, mixing, applying, or cleaning up the product. Plaintiffs have pointed to genotoxicity and oxidative stress as mechanisms of action relevant to carcinogenesis, and they...