Honcho® is a weed-killer that contains glyphosate, a toxic and potentially carcinogenic chemical that is linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other types of cancer.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Honcho Herbicide induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, or cancer after using a glyphosate-based herbicide, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Toxic Chemical Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
What is the problem?
Honcho® contains glyphosate, the same active ingredient in Roundup® herbicide. In 2015, the cancer-research division of the World Health Organization warned that glyphosate was a “probable human carcinogen” based on several studies in Canada, Sweden, and the United States that found higher rates of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
What is Honcho Herbicide?
Honcho® is an herbicide that is primarily used to kill broadleaf weeds and grassy plants. It contains a combination of glyphosate (41%) and other ingredients (59%), including a powerful surfactant and other chemicals. Honcho marketed by Bayer (formerly Monsanto).
Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuit
In August 2018, a jury in San Francisco ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million to a former groundskeeper who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using glyphosate herbicides. The victim, Dwayne Johnson, regularly sprayed glyphosate herbicides on school fields and was accidentally soaked in the chemical on multiple occasions.
What is Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system. It can occur in the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, tonsils, digestive system, stomach, intestines, and other parts of the body.
Types of Cancer Linked to Glyphosate
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Large Diffuse B-cell
- Follicullar Lymphoma
- Cutaneous T-Cell
- Anapalastic T-cell
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
Honcho Lawsuit & Class Actions
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed by people who developed cancer after using Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides. Instead of a class action, the majority of these lawsuits are centralized in a federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 2741 — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Do I have a Honcho Herbicide Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Honcho Herbicide induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, or cancer after using a glyphosate-based herbicide, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Toxic Chemical Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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