Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 2, 2020
Appellate court hints it might lower weedkiller verdict
An appellate court set to consider an appeal Tuesday to the first, precedent-setting trial finding that Monsanto's weedkillers caused cancer has already hinted it's leaning toward upholding the ruling but might be forced to slash the $78.5 million verdict.
An appellate court set to consider an appeal Tuesday to the first, precedent-setting trial finding that Monsanto's weedkillers caused cancer has already hinted it's leaning toward upholding the ruling but might be forced to slash the $78.5 million verdict.
Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson sued Bayer-owned Monsanto in 2016 claiming exposure to its glyphosate-based weedkillers caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In August 2018, jurors awarded h...
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