Hayden v. Monsanto Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION THOMAS HAYDEN and ) WANDA HAYDEN, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 4:23-cv-01542-SRC v. ) ) MONSANTO COMPANY et al., ) ) Defendants. ) Memorandum and Order Thomas Hayden and his wife sued five corporate defendants in Missouri state court, alleging that over three decades ago, they tortiously exposed Hayden to dangerous benzene, eventually causing him cancer. Four of those defendants, two of which are Missouri citizens, jointly removed the case to this Court, arguing that despite the forum-defendant rule, removal was lawful…