Civil Litigation
May 14, 2019
$2B verdict in latest Monsanto weedkiller case
An Alameda County jury's $2.055 billion verdict Monday against Bayer AG-owned Monsanto, the largest award yet, is another major blow for a company that must hope for appellate court relief to change the legal tide against it, a legal expert said.
An Alameda County jury's $2.055 billion verdict Monday against Bayer AG-owned Monsanto, the largest award yet, is another major blow for a company that must hope for appellate court relief to change the legal tide against it, a legal expert said.
The jury found Monsanto liable for its Roundup weed killer being a "substantial factor" in a husband and wife, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The verdict, which ...
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