Monsanto Sued Over Claims Weed Killer Gave 30 People Cancer

An historic class action lawsuit has been launched against Monsanto over claims that their popular weed killer caused cancer in 30 U.S. citizens.  According to Yolanda Mendoza, the use of Monsanto’s “Roundup” weed killer nearly killed her. Mendoza used the weed killer once a week on her one-acre property, which she says gave her non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Cbsnews.com reports: During her five-month battle with the disease, her children were only allowed to visit once a week. There were moments when she didn’t think she’d make it, but Mendoza said her kids helped her through them, and the most difficult part was “not being there for them.” After intense chemotherapy, her cancer is now in remission, but Mendoza is fighting a battle against the product she says made her sick – the popular weed killer “Roundup.” She used the backpack sprayer once a week on her one-acre property. “I would strap it on and I would walk around spraying,” Mendoza said. Attorney Robin L. Greenwald’s firm Weitz & Luxenberg represents Mendoza and more than 30 other suing or planning to sue Monsanto, the agriculture company that discovered Roundup’s main ingredient, glyphosate. She said her clients used Roundup frequently at work and at home. [...]