Monsanto Moves for Summary Judgment in Roundup Cases, Cites Failure to File Expert Reports

SAN FRANCISCO –– Monsanto has moved for summary judgment in a number of Roundup personal injury cases, arguing that the plaintiffs have failed to provide expert reports within the guidelines set by the Roundup personal injury multidistrict litigation docket judge.

The motions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 11.

Plaintiff Kathy Ann Campbell asserted the claims on behalf of David Andrew Campbell, saying the decedent used Roundup-branded herbicides. As a result of the exposure to glyphosate, Campbell developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the plaintiffs alleged.

In Nov. 2022, the court overseeing the …