Verdict in Dewayne JOHNSON vs. Monsanto - Monsanto to pay $289 million for Roundup (Glyphosate) Cancer Trial


Updates: 

 

California court upholds verdict in Monsanto cancer case

(Associated Press; July 20, 2020)
https://apnews.com/36def67c18784cd41f226d32e0aa71b5

Court Docs:  Monsanto Paid Chemistry Industry Front Group To Claim Cancer Causing Weedkiller ‘Safe’ and Attack Its Critics
[Bill WALKER, Environmental Working Group (EWG); May 29, 2019]
https://www.ewg.org/news-and-analysis/2019/05/court-docs-monsanto-paid-chemical-industry-front-group-claim-cancer

Groundskeeper Accepts Reduced $78 Million Award  in Monsanto Cancer Suit
[Emily SULLIVAN, National Public Radio (NPR); November 1, 2018]
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/01/662812333/groundskeeper-accepts-reduced-78-million-in-monsanto-cancer-suit

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Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in California Roundup Cancer Trial
(Tina BELLON, Reuters; August 10, 2018)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit/monsanto-ordered-to-pay-289-million-in-california-roundup-cancer-trial-idUSKBN1KV2HB

First trial alleging Monsanto's Roundup causes cancer goes to jury
(Tina BELLON, Reuters; August 7, 2018)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit/first-trial-alleging-monsantos-roundup-causes-cancer-goes-to-jury-idUSKBN1KS2G8


Video:


Watch Live:  Verdict reached in Dewayne Johnson vs Monsanto
(23 ABC News/KERO; August 10, 2018)




Update:  Monsanto's Rebuttal to California Verdict


Monsanto owners call weed killer 'safe' after jury orders big payout
[Agence France Presse (AFP); 11 August 2018]



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