Civil Litigation
Jul. 3, 2019
Federal judge says he will reduce $80 million verdict against Monsanto
A San Francisco federal judge said Tuesday that he will trim a jury’s $80 million award to a 70-year-old man who served as the first test case on accusations Bayer AG-owned Monsanto’s weed killer causes cancer.
A San Francisco federal judge said Tuesday he will trim a jury's $80 million award to a 70-year-old man who served as the first test case on accusations Bayer AG-owned Monsanto's weed killer causes cancer.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said "it's just a question of how much" he will reduce punitive damages to comply with "constitutional limitations."
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