Roundup and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Claims in Los Angeles

What do Roundup lawsuits allege?

The herbicide at the centre of these cases is glyphosate, sold as Roundup and under other labels. In 2015 the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans. Other regulators have reached different conclusions and the manufacturer disputes the link, which is argued in every one of these cases.

What a claim generally alleges is that the risk was known or knowable and was not adequately warned about, and that this person’s exposure contributed to this person’s cancer. Both halves have to be proved. Neither is assumed. There is consolidated federal litigation as well as cases in state courts.

What records should you gather for a Roundup claim?

Exposure is established from ordinary records, not memory alone. Being paid in cash does not erase it. Useful sources include:

• Employment and payroll records that place you in groundskeeping, landscaping, agriculture, nursery work or pest control, and the names of the companies or homes where you worked.
• Pesticide applicator licences and California’s own pesticide use reporting system, plus application records kept by employers, schools and cities.
• Purchase records and photographs, the product brand, and the equipment you used.
• Co-workers and supervisors who did the same job and can describe it.
• Medical records: the pathology report naming the lymphoma subtype, the date of diagnosis, treatment records and the oncologist’s notes.

If you are not sure what you have, bring what you can. We request the medical records ourselves.

How long do you have to file a Roundup lawsuit?

• Two years to file a personal injury lawsuit in California, under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.
• Delayed discovery. For a cancer that appears years after exposure, the two years can run from when the injury and its likely cause were, or should have been, discovered. That rule is applied case by case.
• Wrongful death. A claim for a death is brought by the people Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 permits, and the timing depends on the facts.

Because the date of diagnosis and the date a link to the product was or should have been discovered differ from person to person, have your own timeline reviewed early instead of assuming you are inside or outside the window.

What compensation may be sought in a Roundup case?

A claim for a serious illness can include several categories of loss. What applies to you depends on your diagnosis, your treatment and the evidence, and no result can be promised or predicted:

• Medical expenses, past and future, including chemotherapy, hospital care and monitoring.
• Lost earnings and loss of future earning capacity, which matters for workers whose job was physical.
• Pain, suffering and emotional distress, and the loss of enjoyment of life.
• Wrongful death damages for the family under Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 where the illness was fatal.
• Punitive damages under Civil Code section 3294 where a defendant is shown to have acted with malice, oppression or fraud. They are not awarded in every case.

Because this is not a class action, your claim stands on your own exposure and diagnosis, not on a group average.

How much does a Roundup lawyer cost?

No fee unless there is a recovery. Injury and mass tort matters are taken on a contingency fee, so there is nothing to pay up front and the fee is paid out of what is recovered. If nothing is recovered, no fee is owed. The fee agreement is put in writing and signed before any work starts, as California law requires (Business and Professions Code section 6147), and the costs of running the case are explained in that same agreement rather than left to the end. Your first conversation is free, confidential and carries no obligation.

Where does Broukhim Legal PC represent Roundup clients?

Mass tort claims are taken on for clients across Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita, Long Beach, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Torrance, Inglewood, Pomona, Downey, Norwalk, El Monte, Santa Monica and West Covina. These cases are consolidated in federal or state court rather than heard locally, so where you live does not limit the claim.

Read more about our mass tort practice or see all locations we serve. When you are ready, tell us about your work history and diagnosis for a free case review.

Meet your Los Angeles Roundup lawsuit lawyer

Bejan Broukhim, Founder and Lead Attorney
State Bar of California, license number 183036

Bejan Broukhim brings years of California legal experience to injury and mass tort cases and personally reviews each one. He earned his J.D. at the University of West Los Angeles School of Law, served as a judicial extern in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Van Nuys Superior Court, and appeared in preliminary hearings as a certified law clerk with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Every case is prepared from day one as though it will go to trial.

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