Another case that sticks out in my mind is where a couple successfully sued the chemical manufacturer of a weed killer called "Roundup." They elected to use it, it was covered in warnings, and I have used it before as have millions of other people. The smell of this spray alone is enough to let you realize that it probably isn't a good idea to have prolonged exposure to it. After developing cancer which could have come from a ton of other factors they sued the company for an astronomical amount of money in the billions and while I did not follow up I am quite certain that they ended up receiving considerably less than this.

The problem with this example is that it isn't just one couple but thousands of people and since the introduction of roundup ready GM crops by Monsanto now Bayer AG glyphosate is literally everywhere: the food, the ground water, and the surrounding ecosystem. It's so pervasive that even the general population has trace amounts of it in their urine and even at those amounts it's been found to cause oxidative stress that can lead to cancer. Farmers and grounds keepers aren't the only one's effected.