Blitz v. Monsanto

Reference :

3:17-cv-00473

Complaint date :

June 20, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Western District of Wisconsin

Plaintiffs types :

Individuals

Plaintiffs names :

Thomas Blitz, Kevin Blair, Gregory Chick, Mario Washington, Terence D. Moore, Richard G. Dulniak

Defendants :

Monsanto, Scotts Miracle-Gro

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Mary C. Turke, Kim E. Richman, Michael L. Baum, Michael J. Gabrielli, Aimee H. Wagstaff, Michael J. Miller, Robin L. Greenwald, Robert F. Kennedy

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Class action, Jury

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

Herbicide, Roundup, Glyphosate

Requests :

Any applicable equitable relief and compensation equal to the amount of money they paid for Roundup Products that they would not have purchased had they known the truth.

Name of the Court :

United States District court of Western District of Wisconsin, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

6.20.2017, 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.” These false statements deceived Plaintiffs and all Class Members who would have acted differently had they known the omitted material information omitted. 4.13.2018, defendant’s motion to dismiss is granted in part (preemption; deceptive or misleading representation) and denied in part (breach of express warranty; unjust enrichment). Class certification is denied. See also case 17-941(TJK).

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.