<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://display.blogto.com/articles/20250421-roundup-class-action-canada.jpg?w=1200&amp;cmd=resize_then_crop&amp;height=630&amp;quality=70&amp;format=jpeg" width="100%" /><p>If you're an avid gardener, you may want to know about a new class-action lawsuit launched against a popular weed killer brand in Canada.</p><p>The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a national class-action lawsuit against Monsanto Canada ULC (now Bayer CropScience Inc.), Monsanto Company, and Bayer Inc., which own popular herbicides like Roundup.</p><p>The lawsuit alleges that significant exposure to Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides causes Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer that's found in the bone marrow, blood and lymphatic system.</p><p>It also claims that the companies misrepresented the safety of their products and the active ingredient to consumers and "failed to adequately warn users of this alleged risk."</p><p>The representative plaintiff of the class action alleges that in early 1995, he was diagnosed with NHL at just 17 years old. He attributes his diagnosis and continuing health problems to glyphosate, the active ingredient in some of the herbicides sold by the defendants under the brand name Roundup.</p><p>"The Defendants vigorously deny that their glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup-branded herbicides, cause Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma," reads a <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/court-certifies-national-class-action-against-monsanto-and-bayer-over-alleged-link-between-roundup-r-and-non-hodgkin-s-lymphoma-896433994.html">news release</a> from law firms McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP, Koskie Minsky LLP, and Merchant Law Group LLP.</p><p>The plaintiff is seeking non-pecuniary damages, which are intangible losses that lack a clear monetary value, including mental health impacts, pain, and suffering, in the amount of $1 billion.</p><p>He is also seeking damages under the section of Ontario's Family Law Act (and similar legislation in other provinces) that grants family members of the affected person the right to recover damages in the amount of $100 million.</p><p>Lastly, the plaintiff is seeking punitive damages of $100 million.</p><h5>Who's a part of this class-action lawsuit?</h5><p>According to the law firms, this class action includes all individuals in Canada who:</p><ul><li>Had a significant exposure to Roundup before Dec. 8, 2023</li><li>Were diagnosed with NHL before Dec. 8, 2023, after their significant exposure</li><li>Living spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents or siblings of an NHL class member are also included in the class action.</li></ul><p>"Significant exposure" means the use of Roundup on more than two occasions in a 12-month period and more than 10 occasions in a lifetime.</p><p>The law firms say that Canadians who meet these criteria do not need to take any action at this time to be part of the lawsuit.</p>