Chapman v. Monsanto Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT August 31, 2022 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION OTIS LINDELL CHAPMAN AND KIM CHAPMAN, § § Plaintiffs, § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. H-22-738 § MONSANTO COMPANY, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM AND OPINION Roundup is an herbicide used to kill weeds. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup. In 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency briefly classified glyphosate as a possible human carcinogen after a study found that “glyphosate was oncogenic in male mice.” Since then, however, the EPA has repeatedly stated that…