Recent News About Weed
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Oral arguments were heard earlier this month in an appeal of a jury verdict and award to a couple who claim they contracted cancer from the herbicide Roundup.
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Attorneys from across the country have bombarded a California federal court with objections to a proposed more than $10 billion settlement of claims that a weed killer first brought to the market by Monsanto caused cancer, prompting a hearing delay.
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SACRAMENTO – The legal climate within the state of California and throughout the nation has become increasingly temperamental, driven by new waves of bills that have led to copious amounts of litigation. With these lawsuits becoming commonplace, experts have grown concerned with the way a number of these cases – specifically high-profile MDL cases – are being advertised to the public and the impact those advertisements may have on jury pools and verdicts.
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The State Bar Court of California recently placed Richard Oliver Weed, a Newport Beach attorney, on an interim suspension after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud.