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Civil Litigation

Aug. 16, 2018

Federal judges’ skepticism on Monsanto claims may give company hope on appeal.

A San Francisco County Superior Court jury’s finding that Monsanto Co.’s massively popular weed killers caused a dying man’s cancer stands in stark contrast to rulings and comments from federal judges presiding over similar litigation.

Federal judges’ skepticism on Monsanto claims may give company hope on appeal.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria

A San Francisco County Superior Court jury’s finding that Monsanto Co.’s massively popular weed killers caused a dying man’s cancer stands in stark contrast to rulings and comments from federal judges presiding over similar litigation.

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria described the opinions of expert witnesses testifying against Monsanto as “shaky,” while another federal judge concluded that a “heavy weight of evidence” showed the...

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