A Philadelphia court’s jury ordered Bayer AG to pay $2.25 billion in damages to a Pennsylvania man, who claimed to have developed cancer after allegedly using the company’s weedkiller, Roundup.
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CA Court Upholds Monsanto Verdict in Weed Killer Cancer Case, Reduces Award
A California appeals court on Monday upheld a groundbreaking verdict that Monsanto’s widely used weed killer caused cancer in a school groundskeeper but the panel also slashed the damage award from $78.5 million to $21.5 million. The 1st District Court of Appeal said there was evidence to support a California jury’s 2018 decision that “Monsanto… Continue reading CA Court Upholds Monsanto Verdict in Weed Killer Cancer Case, Reduces Award
Inside the Mass-Tort Machine that Powers Thousands of Weedkiller Roundup Lawsuits
In late 2016, a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers took the stage at the year’s largest gathering of their colleagues to talk up a promising new target. For 30 minutes, they laid out arguments linking the popular weedkiller Roundup to cancer. An arm of the World Health Organization had pegged Roundup’s main chemical ingredient as a… Continue reading Inside the Mass-Tort Machine that Powers Thousands of Weedkiller Roundup Lawsuits
Judge to Slash $2 Billion Award for Couple with Cancer in Roundup Lawsuit
A California judge will slash a $2 billion judgment against Bayer AG, which had been awarded to a couple who both developed cancer after decades of using Roundup to kill weeds. The damages award announced in May marked the largest to date in the litany of lawsuits tying the top-selling herbicide to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But… Continue reading Judge to Slash $2 Billion Award for Couple with Cancer in Roundup Lawsuit