Civil Litigation
May 28, 2019
Prominent attorney who resolves tough cases has challenges in settling Monsanto lawsuits
Legal observers praise attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg as “the perfect guy” to mediate settlement discussions in litigation between plaintiffs suing Bayer AG-owned Monsanto saying its weed killers cause cancer. But they also say it will be difficult to settle.
Courts across the nation call on Kenneth R. Feinberg to resolve seemingly unresolvable cases.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco did the same last week when he tapped the Washington, D.C.-based attorney to mediate settlement discussions in roughly 900 lawsuits alleging Monsanto's Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
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