In a significant update for legal professionals tracking Monsanto’s litigation, the New Jersey Supreme Court has designated more than 40 lawsuits related to Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide for Multicounty Litigation in Bergen County Superior Court. This development places the cases under the purview of Judge Gregg Padovano.
The decision comes despite objections from Monsanto, now a subsidiary of Bayer, which argued that coordination was “unnecessary at this time.” This New Jersey coordination follows previous actions in California, where cases were coordinated in 2018, and Pennsylvania in 2022.
These lawsuits are part of a broader pattern of litigation facing Monsanto over its Roundup product, alleging that it is a carcinogen. For further details on this ongoing legal matter, more information can be found in the original article.