ST. LOUIS — A woman is suing an agricultural corporation, citing alleged failure to warn and insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and death regarding the use of its product.
Estate of Stephanie Bare-Wheeler, by and through her representative Elizabeth Bare, and on behalf of all legal heirs of Stephanie Bare-Wheeler, filed a complaint Sept. 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against Monsanto Co., alleging it failed to ensure that Roundup would not harm users.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that as a direct and proximate result of being exposed to Roundup, her sister, Bare-Wheeler, developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. She suffered significant economic and noneconomic damages until she died, the suit claims.
The plaintiff holds Monsanto responsible because the defendant allegedly negligently manufactured and distributed Roundup with full knowledge that it was dangerous and defective and failed to provide adequate warnings and proper directions about the dangers associated with using it.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory, punitive and economic damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorneys’ fees, costs and such other just and proper relief. She is represented by Jacob A. Flint of Flint Law Firm LLC in Edwardsville and David J. Wool and Aimee H. Wagstaff of Andrus Wagstaff PC in Lakewood, Colorado.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri case number 4:17-cv-02354