A St. Louis law firm with a track record of success in class-action lawsuits has filed one in Missouri against Monsanto Co., claiming illegal and misleading advertising of its Roundup weed killer.
St. Louis-based Gray, Ritter & Graham and a Kansas City firm filed the suit June 20 in Jackson County Circuit Court, contending that the advertising violated Missouri law.
The suit seeks refunds for all purchases of Roundup by Missouri residents, as well as punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. The…