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Cora v. Monsanto Company - Product Liability

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Summary

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California received a product liability civil suit filed by Cora against Monsanto Company on April 7, 2026. The case (3:26-cv-02961-VC, Judge Vince Chhabria) was transferred to the NDCA via MDL 2741 consolidation from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The complaint alleges personal injury from Monsanto's products, with the case proceeding under diversity jurisdiction in San Francisco.

What changed

Plaintiff Cora filed a civil product liability lawsuit against Monsanto Company in the Northern District of California on April 7, 2026. The case was transferred from the MDL 2741 multidistrict litigation proceedings and assigned to Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco. The complaint, filed under diversity jurisdiction, alleges personal injury damages stemming from Monsanto's products.

Affected parties include Monsanto Company as defendant and the plaintiff consumer. Monsanto should monitor this case for similar claims in the MDL proceedings. Legal teams should track procedural developments including any potential motions to dismiss, discovery disputes, or class action implications. Plaintiffs' counsel may use this case filing to identify case trends in ongoing Roundup/glyphosate litigation.

What to do next

  1. Monitor docket for subsequent filings in Cora v. Monsanto Company (3:26-cv-02961-VC)
  2. Review MDL 2741 proceedings for related case developments
  3. Track any motion practice or discovery requests

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Apr 8, 2026

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Cora v. Monsanto Company

Case Number: 3:26-cv-02961-VC Judge: Chhabria, Vince Location: San Francisco Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Diversity Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability Date Filed:

April 7, 2026

Last Filing Date:

April 7, 2026

View Publicly Available Documents Case Summary No summary of this case is available

Recent Filings

| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04-06-26 | 4 | CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-567) regarding MDL 2741 by Acting Clerk of the Panel. Signed by Marcella R. Lockert on 4/6/2026. (DMM) |
| 04-06-26 | 5 | ORDER OF MDL TRANSFER to: Northern District of California. Case transferred via CM/ECF extraction.. Signed by Marcella R. Lockert on 4/6/2026. (DMM) |
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Classification

Agency
NDCA
Filed
April 7th, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
3:26-cv-02961-VC
Docket
3:26-cv-02961-VC MDL 2741

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers Consumers Legal professionals
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Activity scope
Product liability claims Civil litigation MDL proceedings
Geographic scope
California US-CA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Judicial Administration
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Product Safety Consumer Protection

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