Notice and Order Multicounty Litigation MCL Designation of Roundup Product Litigation as MCL

A previous Notice to the Bar requested comments on an application for multicounty litigation (MCL) designation of New Jersey state-court litigation alleging injuries caused by Roundup Products. This Notice is to advise that the Supreme Court, after considering the application and the comments received, has determined to designate cases involving allegations related to those products against Monsanto Company, Bayer AG, Bayer Cropscience LP, Bayer Cropscience LLC, Bayer Corporation, and Bayer U.S. LLC as multicounty litigation. The Court has assigned this MCL to Bergen County for centralized case management by Superior Court Judge Gregg A. Padovano immediately.

Published with this Notice is the Supreme Court’s May 28, 2025 Order. This Order is posted in the Multicounty Litigation Center https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/multicounty-litigation on the Judiciary’s website (www.njcourts.gov). Judge Padovano’s Initial Case Management Order also will be posted in the Multicounty Litigation Center.

Questions concerning this matter may be directed to
Melissa A. Czartoryski
Chief, Civil Practice Division
Administrative Office of the Courts,
Hughes Justice Complex, 
P. O. Box 981, Trenton, 
New Jersey 08625-0981; 
Telephone: (609) 815-2900 ext. 54901;
e-mail to Melissa.Czartoryski@njcourts.gov.