On Sunday, Bayer said in a statement, the upcoming trial date October 15, 2019, for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed with a court status conference in February 2020.
The Winston lawsuit, involving 14 plaintiffs, was filed in March 2018. The lawsuit is among the pending cases against Bayer claiming that exposure to the company’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup, caused them to develop Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and the manufacturers deceived about the risks associated with it.
The lawsuit was the latest that had been set for trial in the St. Louis area, involving mediator Ken Feinberg, who is trying to negotiate a settlement between the company and U.S. plaintiffs. Judge Michael Mullen had scheduled the trial date for the lawsuit. According to a court document from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, dated October 4, a status conference to reevaluate the case had been set for February 10.
Currently, Bayer is facing more than 18,400 claims, each involving similar allegations that Roundup causes Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other cancers. Roundup lawsuits are consolidated under federal multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2741; In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation) in the Northern District of California, presided by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.
