Roundup Lawsuit Tracker

Johnson v. Monsanto (San Francisco Superior Court)

School groundskeeper Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, diagnosed with terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of spraying Roundup at work, won the first Roundup cancer trial. The jury found Monsanto liable for failing to warn of cancer risks and awarded $289 million, later reduced to $20.5 million by the trial judge. The verdict triggered a wave of litigation and a 10% single-day decline in Bayer stock.

San Francisco

Hardeman v. Monsanto (N.D. California)

Edwin Hardeman, who used Roundup on his property for decades, was awarded $80.27 million by a federal jury in the first federal bellwether trial in MDL 2741. The jury unanimously found that Roundup was a substantial factor in causing Hardeman’s NHL and that Monsanto failed to warn consumers of the cancer risk.

San Francisco (Federal)

Pilliod v. Monsanto (Alameda County Superior Court)

Married couple Alva and Alberta Pilliod, both diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup on their property for over 30 years, were awarded $2.055 billion by an Alameda County jury — including $2 billion in punitive damages. The verdict was later reduced to $86.7 million on appeal but remains one of the largest Roundup awards.

Alameda County

Georgia Roundup Verdict (March 2025)

A Georgia jury awarded $2.1 billion to a plaintiff diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after extensive Roundup exposure — the largest individual Roundup verdict to date. The verdict came after the Supreme Court declined to hear Bayer’s preemption defense, signaling continued legal exposure for the company. Bayer settled the case in November 2025 while it was on appeal.