Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Feb. 13, 2020
Monsanto claims federal conflict in $78M verdict appeal
Monsanto said it's impossible to comply with state law labeling requirements because the Environmental Protection Agency would not have approved a cancer warning on Roundup.
A jury's finding that Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer conflicts with federal law, argued the Bayer AG-owned company to an appeals court.
In a bid to overturn a $78 million verdict to the 1st District Court of Appeals on Tuesday night, Monsanto said it's impossible to comply with state law labeling requirements because the Environmental Protection Agency would not have approved a cancer warn...
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