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Cesar Santos’s New Book Poesía Inédita, A Collection Of Evoking Poems That Reflect The Overwhelming Love Of God That Brings Grace To All Creation

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ANNA, Texas, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Poesía Inédita was created by Cesar Santos. Cesar is an author who hails from Mexico. He is an ardent writer whose poetry garnered awards.

Cesar Santos said this about his book: “This writing of poems is born from the human quality that our Creator put into every thought, giving us a perfect world, where the human being is the king and lord of this entire universe. Thus all that torrent of energies and thoughts transforms us intoxicates us with the magic of poetry in verse. Sublime and with great sense-feeling. Giving life to what is no longer seen exists in different dimensions within us and in our daily life our thinking becomes liquid energy and flows through the ink, giving creation from every second to what is living essence.”

Published by Page Publishing, Cesar Santos’s new book Poesía Inédita imparts reverberating verses that treasure valuable virtues of faith and thanksgiving to God for his goodness and mercy that gives hope, meaning, and life to the world.

Consumers who wish to be enveloped in boundless joy and gratitude toward the Lord can purchase Poesía Inédita in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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Maurilio Mercado’s New Book Los Tiempos Idos, An Emotionally Driven Novel Filled With Moments That Exude With Drama And Relatable Fervor

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EL SOBRANTE, California, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Los Tiempos Idos was created by Maurilio Mercado. Maurilio is an author who hails from Ocotes de Moya, a small town south of the municipality of Yahaulica, Jalisco, Mexico. He studied agricultural engineer at the University of Guadalajara.

Maurilio Mercado said this about his book: “Los Tiempos Idos is a novel that speaks of the past and a way of living in a world transformed because its evolution is constant. Just as a painter paints a rose to preserve its beauty, I wanted to leave captured in this book a testimony of a life that has been lost.

It is a real description of how everyday life developed in those days in a rural environment. In my narration, I tried to make it as close to reality as possible.

It is a strong, dramatic novel that paints life as it was without removing or putting it, reflecting its hardness, drama, tenderness, joy, and sadness.

I have had a hard time writing this book. I had whole nights of sleeplessness, going round and round the memories, and thinking again and thinking again until the spark sparks the dead thoughts again. I had to go back to the past and delve into the farthest corners of the mind where memories are filed, covered in dust, and accumulated over time. It was necessary to retrace the path through the same footsteps to find the lost things—Los Tiempos Idos.”

Published by Page Publishing, Maurilio Mercado’s new book Los Tiempos Idos will enrapture hearts and minds with stirring depictions of life that define its quaintness and immemorial grandness.

Consumers who wish to partake of perspectives that proclaim grace and nostalgia can purchase Los Tiempos Idos in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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Maurilio Mercado’s New Book Los Tiempos Idos, An Emotionally Driven Novel Filled With Moments That Exude With Drama And Relatable Fervor

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Maurilio-Mercado

EL SOBRANTE, California, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Los Tiempos Idos was created by Maurilio Mercado. Maurilio is an author who hails from Ocotes de Moya, a small town south of the municipality of Yahaulica, Jalisco, Mexico. He studied agricultural engineer at the University of Guadalajara.

Maurilio Mercado said this about his book: “Los Tiempos Idos is a novel that speaks of the past and a way of living in a world transformed because its evolution is constant. Just as a painter paints a rose to preserve its beauty, I wanted to leave captured in this book a testimony of a life that has been lost.

It is a real description of how everyday life developed in those days in a rural environment. In my narration, I tried to make it as close to reality as possible.

It is a strong, dramatic novel that paints life as it was without removing or putting it, reflecting its hardness, drama, tenderness, joy, and sadness.

I have had a hard time writing this book. I had whole nights of sleeplessness, going round and round the memories, and thinking again and thinking again until the spark sparks the dead thoughts again. I had to go back to the past and delve into the farthest corners of the mind where memories are filed, covered in dust, and accumulated over time. It was necessary to retrace the path through the same footsteps to find the lost things—Los Tiempos Idos.”

Published by Page Publishing, Maurilio Mercado’s new book Los Tiempos Idos will enrapture hearts and minds with stirring depictions of life that define its quaintness and immemorial grandness.

Consumers who wish to partake of perspectives that proclaim grace and nostalgia can purchase Los Tiempos Idos in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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National Hispanic Medical Association Launches Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19

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WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AllofUs Research – National Institutes of Health, Amgen, Aetna Foundation – CVS Health, Compassion and Choices, and Pfizer Inc to support our Monthly Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19 to share strategies on reducing health disparities in our Latino and other vulnerable communities across the U.S.  The focus will be on improving quality of life during COVID-19 for the most impacted – patients with hypertension and heart disease, diabetes, HIV, cancer, asthma, youth who vape, and health care and food industry and other front line workers.

“NHMA represents Latino physicians and works with our network of Latino, African American, Native American and Asian American health professionals who are all an inspiration as they work tirelessly,” said Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, NHMA, “and we are going to showcase their efforts to decrease health disparities at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

NHMA’s Virtual Briefing Series will be at 7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT on the following dates, and more information is at www.NHMAmd.org:

–  May 28th: Caring for Chronic Disease Patients – Bronx, Los Angeles, New Orleans physicians tell their stories on new ways to care for their patients with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, HIV, and those youth who vape under COVID-19
–  June 24th: Mental Health and Latinos – US Mexico Border issues, physician and nurse burnout, and depression in our families
–  July 22nd: Health Care Delivery Impact – immigrant health care innovation, telemedicine, and public health efforts
–  August 27th: Dealing with End of Life – planning issues, caregiver and home health care assistance

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and everyone needs to understand how to stay safe with social distancing and handwashing and wearing masks and following public health guidelines in your region. As the country starts to reopen, we must stay vigilant and be aware of how to work with the most hard-hit communities. NHMA and its partners, through the Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19, will share innovative ideas to help your communities.

About NHMA
Established in Washington, DC, NHMA represents over 50,000 Hispanic physicians with the mission to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved. For more information go to www.NHMAmd.org

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National Hispanic Medical Association Launches Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19

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WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AllofUs Research – National Institutes of Health, Amgen, Aetna Foundation – CVS Health, Compassion and Choices, and Pfizer Inc to support our Monthly Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19 to share strategies on reducing health disparities in our Latino and other vulnerable communities across the U.S.  The focus will be on improving quality of life during COVID-19 for the most impacted – patients with hypertension and heart disease, diabetes, HIV, cancer, asthma, youth who vape, and health care and food industry and other front line workers.

“NHMA represents Latino physicians and works with our network of Latino, African American, Native American and Asian American health professionals who are all an inspiration as they work tirelessly,” said Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, NHMA, “and we are going to showcase their efforts to decrease health disparities at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

NHMA’s Virtual Briefing Series will be at 7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT on the following dates, and more information is at www.NHMAmd.org:

–  May 28th: Caring for Chronic Disease Patients – Bronx, Los Angeles, New Orleans physicians tell their stories on new ways to care for their patients with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, HIV, and those youth who vape under COVID-19
–  June 24th: Mental Health and Latinos – US Mexico Border issues, physician and nurse burnout, and depression in our families
–  July 22nd: Health Care Delivery Impact – immigrant health care innovation, telemedicine, and public health efforts
–  August 27th: Dealing with End of Life – planning issues, caregiver and home health care assistance

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and everyone needs to understand how to stay safe with social distancing and handwashing and wearing masks and following public health guidelines in your region. As the country starts to reopen, we must stay vigilant and be aware of how to work with the most hard-hit communities. NHMA and its partners, through the Virtual Briefing Series on COVID-19, will share innovative ideas to help your communities.

About NHMA
Established in Washington, DC, NHMA represents over 50,000 Hispanic physicians with the mission to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved. For more information go to www.NHMAmd.org

SOURCE National Hispanic Medical Association

Hennessy Establishes $3 Million Small Business Recovery Initiative

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NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Hennessy today announced Unfinished Business, a new initiative committed to help small businesses power through the immediate financial challenges of COVID-19 and ensure they have the resources needed to get back on their feet. Several communities are bearing a disproportionate share of the health and/or economic consequences of this global crisis and these are the communities this initiative is aimed at supporting. Beginning in June, the platform will donate to support small business entrepreneurs, with a vision to continuously replenish funds so that this first donation is not the last. In addition to capital, the initiative will also provide access to information, educational content and other assets to help safeguard continuity during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

“Hennessy has always valued the spirit of resilience and this is what these small businesses represent. We do not want these pillars of community to succumb to the current global pandemic and are offering our support to help them continue pushing forward,” said Laurent Boillot, Chief Executive Officer, Hennessy.

In order to provide immediate relief, Hennessy has enlisted three national organizations already working to support businesses in their respective communities. Unfinished Business will provide funds to One Hundred Black Men, the Asian American Business Development Center, and the Hispanic Federation to ensure support is distributed directly at the community-level among those who need it the most.

“Built for community by community, Unfinished Business is an extension of our legacy supporting multicultural consumers and underscores our ‘Never stop. Never settle.’ ethos,” said Giles Woodyer, Senior Vice President, Hennessy US. “We want to do all that we can to help the small businesses survive the current crisis and pledge resources for the long term; as long as they have unfinished business to settle, so do we.”

“COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the nation’s small business community, and in many cases Unfinished Business will provide much needed support and assistance. The Founding Chapter of One Hundred Black Men applauds Hennessy for recognizing that small businesses are the soul of America,” stated Michael J. Garner, President, Founding Chapter, One Hundred Black Men of New York.

“Small businesses represent the economic hope and promise of Latino neighborhoods. We are proud and grateful to join Hennessy in this groundbreaking effort to bring much-needed financial relief to businesses that are essential to restoring the economic well-being of our community,” said Frankie Miranda, President, Hispanic Federation.

There will always be Unfinished Business – long after the quarantine is over, informing Hennessy’s commitment to work with partners to sustain the initiative. In times of crisis and beyond, direct support won’t just reach small business: it will also strengthen surrounding communities through employment, positive role modeling, and an inflow of economic and cultural vibrancy.

“The Asian American Business Development Center, along with the Hispanic Federation and One Hundred Black Men, is honored to stand in solidarity with Hennessy to support small business,” said John Wang, President, AABDC.

As part of Unfinished Business, Hennessy will offset the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry with a pledge of $750,000 to an organization in support of bartenders and hospitality workers.

The Unfinished Business initiative will launch in June; visit https://www.hennessy.com/en-us/unfinished-business for more information.

ABOUT HENNESSY
The leader in Cognac, the Maison Hennessy has shined around the world with its exceptional blends for more than 250 years. Built on founder Richard Hennessy’s spirit of conquest, the brand is present in more than 160 countries. Based in the heart of the Charente region, Hennessy is also a steadfast pillar of the regional economy, the standard-bearer for a sector rich in expertise. The House’s success and longevity are rooted in the excellence of its cognacs, each of which is born of a unique process of transmission from generation to generation.

The first wine and spirits house to be certified ISO 14001, Hennessy unites its capacity for innovation and the support of all of its partners to protect this exceptional area. As the crown jewel of the LVMH Group, Hennessy is a major contributor to French international trade, with 99% of production sold in export, and a worldwide ambassador for the French art de vivre.

Hennessy is imported and distributed in the U.S. by Moët Hennessy USA. Hennessy distills, ages and blends spanning a full range: Hennessy V.S, V.S.O.P Privilège, Hennessy Black, X.O, Privé, Paradis, Paradis Imperial and Richard Hennessy. Imported Cognac Hennessy® 40% Alc./Vol. (80º), ©2020 Imported by Moët Hennessy USA, Inc., New York, NY

ABOUT ONE HUNDRED BLACK MEN
OHBM was founded in 1963 (following an act of injustice against a Black woman) by Hon. Judge Robert Mangum, Hon. David N. Dinkins, Jackie Robinson and other prominent men of the civil rights era. One Hundred Black Men is the premier civic organization for Black Men and has grown to have over 100 chapters throughout the United States and abroad. OHBM supports communities by annually awarding $100,000 in college scholarships; conducting gun buyback programs that have removed 160 guns from our streets; championing the efforts of City and State government leaders to award 30% of contracts to MWBEs throughout New York State, COVID-19 Hunger Relief and other feeding programs; and annually mentoring over 200 students from throughout New York City through their Junior One Hundred Mentoring Program.

ABOUT THE HISPANIC FEDERATION
The mission of the Hispanic Federation is to empower and advance the Hispanic community. Hispanic Federation provides grants and services to a broad network of Latino non-profit agencies serving the most vulnerable members of the Hispanic community and advocates nationally on vital issues of education, health, immigration, civil rights, economic empowerment, civic engagement, and the environment.
For more information, please visit www.HispanicFederation.org

ABOUT THE ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
The Asian American Business Development Center, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1994. It assists Asian American businesses in strengthening their capacity to compete in the mainstream market, to expand business opportunities, and to promote recognition of Asian American businesses’ contributions to the general economy.  AABDC: www.aabdc.com 
Outstanding 50 Awards: www.outstanding50award.com   
AABR: www.aabusinessroundtable.org

MEDIA CONTACTS
Kate Kenny, BCW Global
(908) 834-5563, [email protected]

Jacqueline Long, Hennessy
(917) 596-3871, [email protected]

 

 

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Blue Shield of California Provides Additional $300,000 in Grants to Community Groups Supporting Youth Mental Health

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OAKLAND, California, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Blue Shield of California continues to show its commitment to youth resilience programs in California, announcing another $300,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations providing mental health supports in San Diego and Alameda counties. This builds on the company’s multi-year, $10 million investment in youth mental health.

The grants are part of Blue Shield’s ongoing BlueSky initiative, a multi-year effort to enhance awareness, advocacy and access to mental health support for middle and high school students in California. The initiative was launched last fall and provides behavioral health counseling services for students in Alameda and San Diego counties.

“Building on the success of our BlueSky program, we are adding additional support to reach youth who are unable to participate in school-based mental health services due to COVID-19,” said Kimberley Goode, senior vice president of External Affairs for Blue Shield. “We want to support as many nonprofit groups as we can to help them use innovative ways to increase youth resilience. This funding will help these organizations provide programming for more teens who are struggling with everyday stressors.”

The $300,000 will be divided into 18 different grants – nine each in Alameda and San Diego counties. These organizations were chosen because of their range of health interventions that include arts, sports, advocacy, music, leadership, multi-lingual/cultural, sexual and gender identity, and mental health tele-counseling. (See below for a list of all the grantees)

ALAMEDA COUNTY
La Clinica de la Raza, Inc. 
East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC) 
Youth Uprising 
ROOTS Community Health Clinic – Dream Youth Clinic 
Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (AYPAL) 
Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc 
Refugee and Immigrant Transitions  
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center – Youth Development Program 
Bridges from School to Work

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Harmonium 
Union of Pan Asian Communities 
The San Diego LGBT Community Center 
North County Lifeline 
Casa Familiar 
A Reason to Survive (ARTS) 
The Aja Project 
MANA de San Diego 
Blue Star Families

“We applaud Blue Shield of California for their generosity, especially in these uncertain times,” said Rebecca Brown, Ph.D., senior director of Development and Data at Oakland-based Youth Uprising. “We are preparing to roll out provision of hot meals to those who we serve and are also continuously working to connect young people to peer counselors. This funding will go a long way towards making those program improvements happen.” 

“When the pandemic struck, we had to fully transform our operations in a few days’ time to accommodate the influx of need in the community,” said Cara Dessert, Esq, chief executive officer of the San Diego LGBT Community Center. “We immediately shifted individual therapy sessions so they could safely and effectively be done via Zoom and opened an emergency help phone line to ensure people could get resources and referrals. Because of Blue Shield’s altruism, we will be able to continue with that good work and ultimately assist more people.”

BlueSky is a multi-year commitment by Blue Shield to support mental health for middle- and high school students in California by providing additional clinicians in schools, training teachers on the signs of mental health issues, and empowering students with in-person and online mental health support resources.

Since last fall, the BlueSky initiative has provided more than 3,000 counseling sessions in 19 schools in Alameda and San Diego counties. In addition, students across the nation have shared nearly 60,000 stress-reducing tips and suggestions for their peers as part of The New State of Mind campaign that began in April in collaboration with DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change in the nation.

About Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield of California is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with over 4 million members, 6,800 employees and more than $20 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Oakland, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have an impact on California communities.

For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com.

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CONTACT:

Mark Seelig

Blue Shield of California

510-607-2359

[email protected]

 

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Minted Notifies Users Of Data Security Incident

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Minted recently became aware of a report that mentioned Minted as one of ten companies impacted by a potential cybersecurity incident. Minted promptly undertook an investigation, with the assistance of outside forensic experts. The investigation determined that, on May 6, 2020, unauthorized actors obtained information from the company’s user account database. Since determining this on May 15, the company worked expeditiously to assess what information was impacted and identify affected customers.

The information involved includes customers’ names and login credentials to their Minted accounts, consisting of their email address and password. The passwords were hashed and salted and not in plain text. Telephone number, billing address, shipping address(es), and, for fewer than one percent of affected customers, date of birth, also may have been impacted. The incident did not involve payment or credit card information.

Minted also promptly notified U.S. federal law enforcement authorities and is closely cooperating with their investigation. The company is reviewing its security protocols and has taken steps to further enhance security.

Minted is notifying affected individuals by email. Customers may find more information about the incident on the Minted website at www.minted.com/data-incident-notice.

Minted Contacts:
[email protected]

 

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Minted Notifies Users Of Data Security Incident

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Minted recently became aware of a report that mentioned Minted as one of ten companies impacted by a potential cybersecurity incident. Minted promptly undertook an investigation, with the assistance of outside forensic experts. The investigation determined that, on May 6, 2020, unauthorized actors obtained information from the company’s user account database. Since determining this on May 15, the company worked expeditiously to assess what information was impacted and identify affected customers.

The information involved includes customers’ names and login credentials to their Minted accounts, consisting of their email address and password. The passwords were hashed and salted and not in plain text. Telephone number, billing address, shipping address(es), and, for fewer than one percent of affected customers, date of birth, also may have been impacted. The incident did not involve payment or credit card information.

Minted also promptly notified U.S. federal law enforcement authorities and is closely cooperating with their investigation. The company is reviewing its security protocols and has taken steps to further enhance security.

Minted is notifying affected individuals by email. Customers may find more information about the incident on the Minted website at www.minted.com/data-incident-notice.

Minted Contacts:
[email protected]

 

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If You Purchased Certain Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Products, You May Be Entitled To Payment From A Proposed Class Action Settlement

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The following notice is being jointly issued by Richman Law Group, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. and Winston & Strawn, LLP and has been authorized by the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, in Lisa Jones et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al. (No. 4:19-cv-00102-BP).

The parties have reached a Settlement that resolves a class action lawsuit, Lisa Jones et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al. (No. 4:19-cv-00102-BP), pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the “Court”) against Monsanto Company, the manufacturer of Roundup® Ready-to-Use Weed & Grass Killer III, Roundup® Ready-to-Use Weed & Grass Killer Plus, Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Super Concentrate, and Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus (the “Roundup® Products”).

The lawsuit alleges that a statement that appears on the rear label of these Roundup® Products, “targets an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets,” is false and misleading. Monsanto denies these allegations and any wrongdoing. The Settlement avoids costs and risks to Class Members from continuing the lawsuit, provides relief to purchasers of the Roundup® Products during the relevant time period, and releases Monsanto and others from liability for the related claims.

Who’s Included?

You may be a Class Member if you purchased: (1) Roundup® Ready-to-Use Weed & Grass Killer III; (2) Roundup® Ready-to-Use Weed & Grass Killer Plus; (3) Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus; or (4) Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Super Concentrate in packaging with a label that contained the statement “targets an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets” or a substantially similar statement.

The time period during which purchases are included in this Settlement differs from state to state, depending on each state’s statutes of limitations. Visit the Settlement Website at www.RoundupWGKSettlement.com to determine if your purchase is eligible for compensation.

What Does The Settlement Provide?

The proposed class action Settlement will provide the Class with $39,550,000 (thirty-nine million five hundred and fifty thousand dollars) of monetary relief to pay all aspects of the Settlement, including Class Members’ claims, notice costs, administration costs, service awards of up to $2,500 to named plaintiffs, legal expenses, and attorneys’ fees. If the Court approves the Settlement and you have not excluded yourself as described below, you will be bound by the Settlement and barred from suing Monsanto and related entities for the claims released in the Settlement. The Released Claims are described in detail at www.RoundupWGKSettlement.com. 

What Are My Rights And Options?

Make a Claim. Class Members must submit a claim by going to www.RoundupWGKSettlement.com and submitting (or printing and mailing) a claim form. Class Members may make a claim by submitting either proof(s) of purchase or an affirmation under penalty of perjury of the identity and quantity purchased. Any person who received a full refund is excluded from the Class definition. The deadline to postmark or submit your claim online is September 11, 2020.

Other Options. The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of this lawsuit so you can make an informed decision as to whether you should remain in or opt out of this Settlement. Your legal rights are affected, and you have a choice to make now. If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by September 11, 2020. If you do not exclude yourself, you will release any claims you may have, as more fully described in the Settlement Agreement, available at the Settlement Website. You may remain a Settlement Class Member and object to the Settlement by November 5, 2020. You may choose to pay for and be represented by a lawyer who may send the objection for you. The website explains how to exclude yourself or object.

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on November 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 7A of the Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse, 400 E. 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 to consider whether to approve the Settlement, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and the Class Representative Service Award. You may ask the Court to appear at the Fairness Hearing, but you don’t have to do so.

How Can I Get More Information?

Visit the Settlement Website at www.RoundupWGKSettlement.com, contact the Claims Administrator at (833) 909-2007, or contact Class Counsel at (718) 705-4579.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR WRITE THE COURT FOR INFORMATION OR ADVICE.

SOURCE Richman Law Group, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. and Winston & Strawn, LLP

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