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A Roundup lawsuit may still be possible if you used this weed killer for years and were later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There was always a jug of it in the garage. You sprayed the fence line every spring, the cracks in the driveway, the rows out back. It was the most ordinary chore there was.
Then came the swollen glands, the night sweats, and a word nobody expects to hear. Here is where things actually stand, and what you can still do.
Used Roundup for years?
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Eligibility
You may qualify if these describe you or someone you love. These are the guidelines participating law firms use when they review a Roundup lawsuit claim. For official background, see the U.S. EPA’s glyphosate page.
This includes B-cell lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and related blood cancers. A doctor must have confirmed it.
On a farm, a golf course, a right-of-way, a nursery, or your own lawn. Both job exposure and long-term home use count.
That is the cut-off date written into the proposed class settlement. Almost everyone with a real exposure history falls inside it.
Bayer has resolved roughly 100,000 claims. If you took a settlement, tell us — it changes what options are left.
Job records, dates, properties, or just a clear memory. You do not need old receipts or an empty jug.
A spouse, child, or estate representative may be able to file a wrongful death claim. These deadlines usually start on the date of death.
Not sure whether the settlement already covers you?
That is the single most important question in this litigation right now, and most people cannot answer it on their own. A free review sorts it out in about two minutes.
Meeting these guidelines does not mean you have a valid claim. It means a participating law firm is likely to review it. That firm decides on its own whether to take your case. Some claims are turned down, and some recover nothing. Direct2Attorney cannot judge the legal merits of your case, give legal advice, or file anything for you.
Common worries
The headlines this year confused a lot of people thinking about a Roundup lawsuit. These are the worries we hear most, and what is actually true.
What holds people back
The June 2026 ruling was a real loss for claimants, and many people read it as the end.
What is true
The Court blocked state failure-to-warn claims. It did not decide claims based on design defect, advertising and promotion, or risks the EPA never actually reviewed. Opt-out cases built on those theories went to trial in St. Louis in September 2026.
What holds people back
Many homeowners assume only farmers and landscapers can file.
What is true
What matters is how often and how long, not whether you were paid to do it.
What holds people back
A recent diagnosis can feel like arriving after the door closed.
What is true
The proposed settlement covers people exposed before February 17, 2026 who develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma later, within 16 years of final approval.
What holds people back
Few people kept proof of a garden chore from years ago.
What is true
Job records, dates, properties, or a clear memory of how and where you used it are where a claim begins.
About the weed killer
Roundup is a weedkiller made by Monsanto, which Bayer bought in 2018. Its active ingredient is glyphosate. It has been sprayed on American farms, lawns, parks and roadsides since 1974, and for most of that time it was treated as one of the safest chemicals in the shed.
The science split in 2015. The World Health Organization’s cancer agency reviewed glyphosate and classified it as “probably causes cancer in humans.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached the opposite conclusion and has repeatedly said glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer. Both positions still stand today, and that disagreement runs through every Roundup case.
Lawsuits allege that Monsanto knew about the cancer risk, worked to influence the science, and never warned the people spraying it. Juries have agreed in several cases, awarding verdicts as high as $2 billion, though that award was later cut to $87 million on appeal.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in plain words
Lymphoma is a cancer of the white blood cells that fight infection, called lymphocytes. It usually starts in the lymph nodes, the small glands in the neck, armpits and groin. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the name for a large group of these cancers.
Daily or seasonal spraying over years builds the heaviest exposure, and these are the strongest claims.
Home use counts too, when it went on for many years. What matters is how often and how long, not whether you were paid to do it.
| Product | Type | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Roundup Original | Concentrate | The classic mix-your-own formula. Named in the largest share of claims. |
| Roundup Ready-To-Use | Spray bottle | The consumer version sold in hardware and garden stores. |
| Roundup Pro / PowerMax | Commercial | Agricultural and professional formulas used in the heaviest job exposures. |
| Generic glyphosate | Herbicide | Store brands and farm-supply products with the same active ingredient. |
Product names are used here only to identify the products involved in these lawsuits. Direct2Attorney is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Monsanto Company, Bayer AG, the EPA, or any court.
How exposure happens, in plain words
Nobody drank it. A typical Roundup lawsuit describes ordinary contact repeated over many seasons. These are the four ways it comes up most.
Spray, splashes and leaks soaked into hands, arms and clothes. Lawsuits allege glyphosate products can pass through skin, especially with no gloves.
Fine droplets hang in the air while spraying, most of all on windy days or with a backpack or boom sprayer.
Pouring and diluting the strong formula by hand is when the heaviest splashes tend to happen.
One spraying is not the concern. Firms look at how many days a year and how many years it went on.
Lymphoma often starts quietly
Many people feel fine at first. A lump in the neck, armpit or groin that does not hurt is easy to ignore. If you sprayed Roundup for years and that sounds familiar, see a doctor.
Treatment
Treatment depends on the type of lymphoma and how far it has spread. Each step also leaves a record, and in a Roundup lawsuit those records later show what the illness has cost you.
This page is general information, not medical advice. Do not start, stop, or change any treatment based on what you read here. Your oncologist decides your care.
Diagnosis
A doctor removes part of a lymph node to find the exact type, then uses scans to see how far it has spread.
Slow types
Some slow-growing lymphomas are watched closely with regular checkups before treatment starts.
Main treatment
Most people get cancer drugs, often combined with antibody medicines that help the immune system attack the cancer.
Targeted care
High-energy beams aimed at affected lymph nodes, used alone or with other treatment.
If it returns
A stem cell transplant or CAR-T cell therapy may be used when lymphoma comes back or does not respond.
The hidden cost
Months of treatment and recovery often mean lost wages. That loss matters in a claim.
Quick self-check
If you can say yes to most of these, it is worth asking for a free review.
Has a doctor diagnosed you, or a loved one, with non-Hodgkin lymphoma or a related blood cancer?
Did you spray or mix Roundup regularly, at work or at home, for a year or more?
Did that use start before February 17, 2026?
Have you not yet signed a Roundup settlement release?
Requirements
You do not need any of this to start. A firm collects it for you. But every claim is built on these four things.
Proof of exposure
Job records, properties, dates, or your account.
Proof of the cancer
A pathology report confirming the lymphoma.
The right legal path
Settlement class, or a theory that survives Durnell.
Filed in time
Each state sets its own deadline.
Case status
Two things happened in 2026 that changed everything: a Supreme Court loss for claimants, and a $7.25 billion class settlement that is close to final but not yet approved. Most claims are in state courts. Federal cases sit in MDL 2741 before Judge Vince Chhabria in the Northern District of California, with 1,104 pending on October 1, 2026.
Why this matters if you were diagnosed recently
The settlement includes a futures class — people exposed before February 17, 2026 who develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma later, within 16 years of final approval. If you were diagnosed this year, you may already be inside that class rather than outside the litigation. That is not automatically good or bad. It may be a clear path to compensation, or it may limit options you would otherwise have had. Which one it is depends on your exposure history and your state, and it is the first thing a firm will look at.
WHO cancer agency classifies glyphosate
It calls glyphosate “probably causes cancer in humans.” The EPA disagrees, and both positions still stand.
Bayer buys Monsanto
Bayer takes on the Roundup litigation and later resolves roughly 100,000 claims.
$7.25 billion class settlement proposed
Monsanto proposes a nationwide class settlement covering current and future non-Hodgkin lymphoma claims, with a February 17, 2026 exposure cut-off.
Preliminary approval
A Missouri state court in St. Louis gives the settlement preliminary approval.
Opt-out window closes; case sent back to state court
The opt-out window closed June 4. On June 17 a federal judge returned the settlement case to Missouri state court after objectors tried to move it.
Supreme Court rules for Monsanto
In Monsanto v. Durnell, the Court held 7 to 2 that federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims and threw out a $1.25 million verdict.
Final approval hearing held
After a delay to process opt-out revocation requests that followed Durnell, Judge Timothy Boyer heard arguments in St. Louis and took the decision under advisement.
Opt-out trial begins in St. Louis
Three plaintiffs who opted out of the settlement went to trial on design defect and failure-to-test claims, theories Durnell did not decide.
Approval decision pending
The settlement is not final, it is contested by objectors, and Monsanto can walk away if too many people opt out.
This is not medical advice. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma often starts quietly — swollen but painless lymph nodes in the neck, armpit or groin, night sweats, unexplained fever, weight loss you did not try for, or lasting fatigue. If you sprayed Roundup for years and any of that sounds familiar, see a doctor. Do not start, stop, or change any treatment based on what you read here.
The two big 2026 events
1. The Supreme Court ruled for Monsanto on June 25, 2026. In Monsanto v. Durnell, the Court held 7 to 2 that federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims — the argument that Roundup’s label should have carried a cancer warning. It threw out a $1.25 million verdict. There is no way to soften this: it was a serious loss for claimants, and it closed the theory most Roundup cases were built on.
But it did not end the litigation. The Court did not decide claims based on design defect, advertising and promotion, or risks the EPA never actually reviewed. Bayer is asking the federal court to dismiss the MDL on the strength of the ruling; the judge has so far let the cases continue.
2. A $7.25 billion class settlement is close to final. If approved, it pays up to $7.25 billion over 16 to 21 years, with tiered awards based on exposure history, age at diagnosis and cancer type. Reported tiers have ranged from roughly $6,000 to $165,000 per claimant. It is not final, it is contested by objectors, and Monsanto can walk away if too many people opt out.
What the settlement would look at
Compensation
If a Roundup lawsuit succeeds, compensation is meant to cover what the illness has cost you — in money, in work, and in life. Here is what these claims typically seek.
No one can tell you what your claim is worth before reviewing your records, and no one can promise you will recover anything at all. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case.
The process
You do not need to follow the court fight to start a Roundup lawsuit review. You just need to answer a few questions and let the people who do this every day take it from there.
Fill out the short form or call. You tell us how you used Roundup, roughly how long, and what you were diagnosed with. There is no cost and no obligation.
If your situation fits, we connect you with a participating law firm. That firm checks whether the class settlement covers you and decides whether to represent you.
The firm collects your medical records and evidence of your exposure, then files your claim or submits it to the settlement program. You sign a few release forms and nothing more.
Most Roundup claims are now resolved through a settlement program rather than a trial. Your firm keeps you updated and explains your options. You never have to accept an offer you do not want.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Step 1 takes about two minutes.
Deadlines
There are two kinds of deadlines here: your state’s filing deadline, and the dates written into the class settlement. Both matter.
State filing deadlines still apply and vary from one to six years. In many states the clock starts when you learned your cancer may be linked to Roundup.
The proposed class settlement covers exposure before February 17, 2026.
The window to opt out of the class closed on June 4, 2026. A firm can check what that means for you.
These deadlines usually start on the date of death and can be shorter.
Only an attorney licensed in your state can confirm which deadlines apply to you.
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Firms are reviewing new Roundup claims
If you sprayed Roundup for years and were later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, find out where you stand on a Roundup lawsuit. The class settlement is moving toward a final approval decision, and whether it covers you is not something you can look up on your own. It takes about two minutes and it costs nothing.
What happens after you ask
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Questions
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Start my free review →Participating law firms are generally reviewing claims from people who were exposed to Roundup regularly, at work or at home, and were later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The proposed class settlement covers people exposed before February 17, 2026 who are diagnosed within 16 years of final approval. Family members may be able to file for a loved one who has died.
No, but it narrowed them significantly. On June 25, 2026 the Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims based on the missing cancer warning. Other legal theories, including design defect and advertising claims, were not decided and may still be available. This is why a case review matters more now, not less — the answer depends on which theory fits your facts.
Update: on September 29, 2026, three plaintiffs who opted out of the class settlement went to trial in St. Louis on design defect and failure-to-test claims.
Monsanto proposed a nationwide class settlement in February 2026 to resolve current and future non-Hodgkin lymphoma claims. A Missouri state court gave it preliminary approval in March 2026. The final approval hearing was rescheduled and held on September 14, 2026 before Judge Timothy Boyer in St. Louis, and as of early October 2026 the decision was still pending. It would pay up to $7.25 billion over 16 to 21 years, with tiered awards based on exposure, age at diagnosis and cancer type. It is not final and remains subject to approval and appeal.
Probably not, and this is the most important thing to check. The proposed settlement includes a futures class for people exposed before February 17, 2026 who develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma later. A recent diagnosis may place you inside that class rather than outside the litigation. Whether that helps or limits you depends on your facts, which is exactly what a review determines. State filing deadlines also still apply and vary from one to six years.
Nothing to ask. The case review is free with no obligation. If a participating law firm takes your case, it will normally work on contingency. That means the fee comes out of a recovery, and no fee is owed if there is no recovery.
If you accepted a settlement and signed a release, you generally cannot bring the same claim again. Bayer has already resolved roughly 100,000 claims. Tell us during the review if you have settled, been offered a settlement, or opted out of the class, because it changes what options remain.
No. Direct2Attorney is a legal marketing and referral service, not a law firm. An attorney-client relationship may form only after a participating law firm reviews your information and signs a separate representation agreement with you.
It can. Home use counts when it went on for many years. What matters is how often and how long you sprayed or mixed it, not whether you were paid to do it. A firm will ask about the properties, the years and how you applied it.
No one can say yet. As of early October 2026 the court had not ruled on final approval, objectors were contesting the deal, and appeals are possible. If approved, payments would be spread over 16 to 21 years. Anyone promising a payment date is guessing.
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