Beyond Pesticides et al v. Monsanto et al

Reference :

17-941(TJK)

Complaint date :

April 7, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Washington DC

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs, Consumer Protection Organizations

Plaintiffs names :

Beyond Pesticides, Organic Consumers Association (OCA)

Defendants :

Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Kim Richman

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Herbicide, Roundup, Glyphosate

Requests :

Plaintiffs seek equitable relief on behalf of the general public, with all profits earned by Monsanto for sales of Roundup in D.C. to be deposited into a charitable fund for the raising of consumer awareness of the effects of glyphosate.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of Washington DC, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Lawsuit is filed about the unlawful promotion, marketing, and sale of various Roundup Products, with the false statement that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, targets an enzyme that is not found “in people or pets.” 3.31.2018, judge rejected Monsanto's motion to dismiss. The case is allowed to go on with opinion published on April 30. The case is similar to 3:17-cv-00473.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.