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Bayer on reported multibillion-dollar Roundup proposal: No comment on 'rumors or speculation'
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Bayer will not comment on "rumors and speculation," the company said following a report that it has proposed a multibillion-dollar global settlement over claims that the use of its weedkiller causes cancer. -
EPA announces plan to stop false cancer labeling and provide accurate risk info on glyphosate-active products
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its plan to stop false labeling and provide accurate risk information to consumers regarding the chemical glyphosate, most commonly known as the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer. -
St. Louis trial over whether Roundup causes cancer is delayed
A St. Louis County trial over whether the popular weed-killer Roundup causes cancer has been pushed back from August to January. -
Monsanto files reply brief in Johnson case appeal; seeks Roundup verdict reversal
SAN FRANCISCO – Monsanto this week filed a combined reply brief and cross-respondent’s brief in the Dewayne Johnson cancer case against its Roundup weed killer in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division One. -
Attorney says judge's reduction of $2 billion Roundup verdict to $87 million still a 'big win'
OAKLAND – Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith reduced a landmark $2 billion jury verdict to $87 million in the case of Alva and Alberta Pilliod against the maker of Roundup earlier this month. -
Judge slashes $2 billion Roundup verdict to $86.7 million; Bayer will still appeal
Judge slashes $2 billion Roundup verdict to $86.7 million; Bayer will still appeal -
Roundup, talc cases force question: What if juries get the science wrong?
SAN FRANCISCO – On one coast, Bayer AG is fighting to reverse eye-popping jury verdicts based on a contested theory Roundup herbicide made by its Monsanto unit causes cancer. On the other, Johnson & Johnson begins hearings this week in federal court in New Jersey over its request to exclude more than 20 expert witnesses plaintiff lawyers need to prove their case that Johnson’s Baby Powder is contaminated with deadly asbestos and can cause ovarian cancer. -
Judge tentatively grants new trial in $2 billion Roundup cancer case
Judge Winifred Smith has tentatively granted Monsanto’s motion for a new trial in the $2 billion verdict cancer case of husband and wife Alva and Alberta Pilliod if all parties cannot come to terms on reduced damages at a Friday hearing. -
Federal judge slashes Roundup award from $80 to $25 million; Bayer will still appeal verdict
A federal judge Monday significantly reduced the $80.27 million in damages awarded to a Bay Area man who claims that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. -
NFIB attorney: Cost of defending suits like Roundup cases 'can sink a lot of businesses'
OAKLAND – Monsanto recently filed a post-trial motion asking an Alameda County Superior Court judge to reverse May’s $2 billion jury verdict involving the herbicide Roundup in just one of many high-profile liability cases taking place throughout the state of California. -
In seeking to reverse $2 billion jury verdict, Monsanto says plaintiffs' counsel misconduct was 'egregious and rampant'
OAKLAND – Monsanto bolstered its argument that a jury trial resulting in a $2 billion verdict in May was tainted by misconduct in briefs filed Tuesday calling for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding verdict (JNOV). -
Judge mulling Monsanto's claims it got unfair trial with new details: Juror hugged plaintiff in post trial hearing
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in California has been mulling Monsanto's claims that an unfair trial led to an $80 million Roundup jury verdict in March. And now, U.S. District Judge Vincent Chhabria must consider the significance of a juror who hugged a plaintiff during a recent post-trial hearing and a letter the same juror wrote him urging the verdict be upheld. -
Federal judge to reduce damages awarded in Roundup verdict
A Federal judge said that he would reduce the amount of punitive damages awarded to Edwin Hardeman in his case against Monsanto from earlier this year. -
Los Angeles County sues Monsanto over allegations of PCB chemical contamination in waterways
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County recently filed a lawsuit against Bayer, who last year purchased Monsanto, alleging that the company contaminated its local waterways and environment for decades with PCB chemicals used while manufacturing Monsanto products. -
Second attorney sanctioned by federal judge in case of Hardeman v. Monsanto case
SAN FRANCISCO – A second attorney was sanctioned by a San Francisco federal judge on May 21 for “bad faith misconduct” stemming from her opening statements against Monsanto and its product Roundup earlier this year. -
Judges overseeing giant Roundup verdicts have been 'derelict in their duty,' law prof says
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Following the more than $2 billion awarded to a California couple who claimed the use of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, one legal expert is arguing that the judges presiding over the cases were "derelict in their duty" for not granting summary judgment against the plaintiffs. -
Massive Roundup verdict, in wake of EPA ruling, shows how uncertainty and embarrassing emails can trump science
On April 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used weedkiller Roundup, to be safe. Less than two weeks later, a California jury ordered Bayer AG to pay $2 billion to a couple who blamed their non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Roundup. -
Monsanto loses third cancer case, ordered to pay $2 billion
OAKLAND – An Alameda County Superior Court jury ruled against Monsanto on Monday in the company’s third case in which the plaintiffs alleged that its product caused their cancer, awarding a Bay Area-couple more than $2 billion in damages. -
Third Monsanto trial comes to an end; verdict looms
OAKLAND – The third trial in which plaintiffs allege that the popular weedkiller Roundup caused their cancer came to an end this week and the verdict looms. -
Monsanto expert witness says human body repels glyphosate - 'confident there's no hazard'
OAKLAND – The third trial against Monsanto wrapped its sixth week as the discussion of whether or not Roundup use was a substantial factor in causing a Northern California couple’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma continued, bringing Monsanto’s expert witnesses to the stand.