Criminal
Dec. 19, 2019
Plaintiff’s attorney in Roundup cancer trial charged with extortion
Virginia attorney Timothy Litzenburg approached “Company 1” and threatened to find plaintiffs to sue for manufacturing a purportedly harmful chemical used in its weed killer, according to a Department of Justice complaint unsealed Tuesday.
A plaintiffs' attorney in the first lawsuit to go to trial against Monsanto Co. over accusations its weed killer causes cancer was arrested by federal authorities for allegedly trying to extort an unnamed company into a multimillion-dollar consulting arrangement.
Virginia attorney Timothy Litzenburg was charged with intent to extort, attempted extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion and transmit interstate communications with...
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