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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Oct. 23, 2020

State high court won’t review Monsanto weedkiller appellate ruling

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson and the Bayer-owned company both sought review of the case.

The California Supreme Court denied review Thursday of the first jury finding that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller caused a former school groundskeeper's cancer.

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson and the Bayer-owned company both sought review of the case. Johnson v. Monsanto Co., S264158 (Cal. Sup. Ct., filed Sept. 1, 2020).

Monsanto argued the verdict should be completely overturned since federa...

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