Roundup Settlement

Roundup settlement payouts are estimated to range from $5,000 to $250,000. Legal experts say that the average payout is $150,000 per plaintiff. Factors that impact the amount you may be paid include duration of Roundup exposure, the strength of your claim and your general health or age. These are projections that will vary depending on each individual case.

“Many lawsuits have resulted in substantial settlements, highlighting the seriousness of the issue and the responsibility of companies producing glyphosate-based products,” product liability attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld told Drugwatch.

Factors Affecting Roundup Settlement Amounts

The seriousness of the injuries and the damages a person claims each affect the amount of a person’s Roundup settlement.

Claims administrators use a settlement matrix to determine individual settlement amounts. The matrix assigns a point value to each claim based on factors like the seriousness of the injury and the age of the person. Claims with higher point values receive higher settlement amounts.

During the 2020 Roundup settlement process, Bayer offered a settlement after losing several trials totaling more than $2 billion in damages. After both sides negotiated a settlement, Judge Chhabria signed off on it and established a settlement fund. He appointed Special Master Kenneth Feinberg to determine payout amounts for Roundup plaintiffs.

Remember, these specific steps only applied to those affected by the 2020 settlement and future settlements may vary.

Individual vs. Program/Batched Settlements

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) and individual lawsuits both seek to help people who have been harmed, but they do it in different ways. In an MDL, many similar cases are brought together before one federal judge. This helps to manage the process more efficiently, as it combines efforts like gathering evidence and can lead to settlements that consider the types of injuries people have.

On the other hand, individual lawsuits are handled in state courts and are processed separately. They can be settled through direct discussions between the parties or taken to trial.

MDLs can take longer to set up — sometimes several years — because they involve coordinating many cases and conducting special trials to guide decisions for everyone. However, they offer the benefit of ensuring consistent outcomes for the people affected. Individual lawsuits can be resolved more quickly, usually within one to three years, but they don’t have the same advantages of working as a group.

People who used Roundup for at least 120 hours and two years before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma or any other qualifying disease may qualify for a settlement. Contact a Roundup lawyer to confirm your eligibility.

Roundup lawsuits are time-sensitive and only apply to Roundup claims, not alternatives like paraquat or other glyphosate-based herbicides. Contact a Roundup lawyer ASAP to secure your right to file a claim.

Documents and Evidence To Gather for Filing a Roundup Lawsuit

As of November 2025, 4,490 cases remain pending in the MDL in the Northern District of California. There has been no settlement so far in these remaining cases, and trials are continuing.

In 2020, Bayer offered $10.9 billion to settle 100,000 lawsuits claiming Roundup weed killer increased cancer risks. As of May 2025, Bayer is reportedly once again looking to resolve cases via a settlement. This new settlement may impact the thousands of cases pending in Missouri state court.

In 2021, a federal judge rejected Bayer’s $2 billion proposal to settle future cancer claims related to Roundup. The plan would have created a scientific panel to decide if Roundup causes cancer, limiting victims’ rights to sue for full compensation. The judge deemed it “unreasonable,” as it would have forced potential future victims to accept smaller payouts and give up jury trials. 

As a result, there’s no national program for future cases, meaning anyone later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma from Roundup will need to file individual lawsuits. This decision protects victims’ rights, but also means lengthy legal battles ahead.

In 2023, Bayer settled with the New York Attorney General to pay $6.9 million for misleading consumers about Roundup’s safety. The state planned to use the money to reduce the effect of pesticides on pollinators and aquatic species.

Roundup Verdicts

In March 2025, a Georgia jury awarded nearly $2.1 billion to a man who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of Roundup usage.

In October 2024, a Philadelphia jury delivered a $78 million verdict to a Roundup lawsuit plaintiff.

In January 2024, a Pennsylvania man won the largest single Roundup verdict of $2.25 billion. In that case, the jury found that Roundup caused his cancer. John McKivison claimed he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup for 20 years on his property.

After plaintiffs won three California lawsuits with jury verdicts totaling more than $2.4 billion, Bayer won a string of eight Roundup lawsuit trials in Missouri and California courts. The plaintiffs then won six of the next seven cases.

Bayer has paid $11 billion to resolve 100,000 Roundup lawsuits so far. About 61,000 of those cases are still active. Around 4,490 are in the federal MDL, but the bulk of pending Roundup lawsuits remain in state courts.