Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in... Read More

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Roundup

February 25, 2019

High-stakes trial over Roundup cancer claim to begin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man’s cancer in a trial starting Monday that plaintiffs’ attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. Edwin Hardeman, 70, is the second plaintiff to go to trial of thousands... Read More

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Roundup

November 21, 2018

Monsanto appeals $78M verdict in California weed killer suit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Agribusiness giant Monsanto on Tuesday appealed a $78 million verdict in favor of a dying California man who said the company’s widely used Roundup weed killer was a major factor in his cancer. The company filed a notice of appeal in San Francisco Superior Court challenging a jury verdict in favor... Read More

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Monsanto, Roundup

November 1, 2018

Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million Monsanto verdict

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California groundskeeper said Wednesday that he will accept a judge’s reduced verdict of $78 million against Monsanto after a jury found the company’s weed killer caused his cancer. DeWayne Johnson’s attorney formally informed the San Francisco Superior Court that he would not contest the judge’s decision to reduce a... Read More

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Dewayne Johnson, Monsanto, Roundup

October 24, 2018

Monsanto weed killer ruling is 1st step in long legal battle

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With its stock dropping and more lawsuits expected, Monsanto vowed Tuesday to press on with a nationwide legal defense of its best-selling weed killer Roundup after a San Francisco judge upheld a verdict alleging it causes cancer. Legal experts said the decision will have little value in courtrooms across the country... Read More

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Monsanto, Roundup

October 23, 2018

Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict that found Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but she slashed the amount of money to be paid from $289 million to $78 million. In denying Monsanto’s request for a new trial, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos cut... Read More

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Monsanto, Roundup

October 16, 2018

Jurors: Don’t throw out $289M weed killer cancer verdict

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jurors who found that agribusiness giant Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer contributed to a school groundskeeper’s cancer are urging a San Francisco judge not to throw out the bulk of their $289 million award in his favor, a newspaper reported Monday. Juror Gary Kitahata told Judge Suzanne Bolanos in a letter that... Read More

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Roundup

October 11, 2018

California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion’s share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto and ordering a new trial over whether the company’s weed-killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos didn’t formally rule on any issues after... Read More

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Roundup

October 10, 2018

Jury’s $289M award in Roundup cancer suit heads to court

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury’s $289 million verdict in favor of a school groundskeeper who says Roundup weed killer caused his cancer will face its first court test Wednesday. Agribusiness giant Monsanto will argue at a hearing that Judge Suzanne Bolanos should throw out the verdict in favor of DeWayne Johnson. Attorneys... Read More

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Monsanto, Roundup

August 13, 2018

Bayer shares plunge in wake of Monsanto weed killer verdict

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in German farm chemicals, materials and drug company Bayer have plunged in the wake of a U.S. court verdict against Monsanto, which Bayer has acquired. Shares of Leverkusen-based Bayer fell 11 percent Monday in morning trading in Europe to 83.09 euros per share. A jury in U.S. federal court in... Read More

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Bayer, Monsanto, Roundup

August 13, 2018

Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury’s $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said Monsanto’s Roundup left him dying of cancer will bolster thousands of pending cases and open the door for countless people who blame their suffering on the weed killer, the man’s lawyers said. “I’m glad to be here to be... Read More

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Dewayne Johnson, Roundup

July 10, 2018

First trial over Roundup weed killer cancer claim under way

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers for a school groundskeeper dying of cancer asked a San Francisco jury on Monday to find that agribusiness giant Monsanto’s widely used weed killer Roundup likely caused his disease. Dewayne Johnson’s lawsuit is the first case to go to trial among hundreds of lawsuits saying Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Johnson... Read More

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Roundup

March 5, 2018

Judge weighs science behind Monsanto Roundup cancer claim

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Claims that the active ingredient in the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer have been evaluated by international agencies, U.S. and foreign regulators and the product’s manufacturer — agribusiness giant Monsanto. Now, a federal judge in San Francisco will conduct his own review during an unusual set of court... Read More

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Cancer, Monsanto Co., Roundup

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

High-stakes trial over Roundup cancer claim to begin

Monsanto appeals $78M verdict in California weed killer suit

Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million Monsanto verdict

Monsanto weed killer ruling is 1st step in long legal battle

Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million

Jurors: Don’t throw out $289M weed killer cancer verdict

California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award

Jury’s $289M award in Roundup cancer suit heads to court

Bayer shares plunge in wake of Monsanto weed killer verdict

Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer

First trial over Roundup weed killer cancer claim under way

Judge weighs science behind Monsanto Roundup cancer claim

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