Environmental & Energy,
Consumer Law
Jun. 3, 2020
1st District hears appeal of Monsanto weedkiller verdict
Monsanto did not have to warn consumers its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer because the Environmental Protection Agency repeatedly found it safe, a company attorney told a state appellate court on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Monsanto did not have to warn consumers its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer because the Environmental Protection Agency repeatedly found it safe, a company attorney told a state appellate court on Tuesday.
In an appeal potentially worth billions of dollars across tens of thousands of cases, the Bayer-owned company insisted federal law bars consumers from arguing it should have included a label cautioning health ris...
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