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Monsanto, Now Owned by Bayer, Faces $2 Billion in Damages in Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Lawsuit

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a recent court ruling, Bayer has successfully persuaded a Missouri judge to significantly reduce the damages awarded to three former users of its Roundup weedkiller. The plaintiffs blamed their cancers on the popular product and were initially awarded $1.5 billion. However, the judge has now reduced this amount by nearly $1 billion to approximately $550 million. While the judge denied Bayer’s requests for a new trial or to dismiss the verdict entirely, the punitive damages portion of the award was drastically reduced. This decision comes after the jury initially awarded … Read more

Philadelphia Jury Hands Down Historic $2.25 Billion Verdict Against Bayer in Roundup Cancer Case

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Philadelphia, PA – In a significant blow to Bayer, a Philadelphia jury recently awarded $2.25 billion in damages in a lawsuit connecting the company’s Roundup weed killer to a cable technician’s blood cancer. The verdict is the largest yet in the ongoing legal battle surrounding Monsanto’s popular herbicide. Bayer, the corporate parent of Monsanto, had reserved over $10 billion last year to settle approximately 125,000 cases, many of which were consolidated in California. However, the tide began to turn when juries started awarding nine- and ten-figure sums to plaintiffs diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Attorney Tom … Read more

Philadelphia Jury Awards Historic $2.25 Billion in Roundup Cancer Case, Dealing Blow to Bayer

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Last year, a Philadelphia jury made headlines by awarding $2.25 billion in damages in a case that linked the popular Monsanto weed killer, Roundup, to a cable technician’s blood cancer. This verdict marked the largest in the ongoing litigation surrounding the controversial herbicide. Corporate parent Bayer had already allocated over $10 billion in 2020 to settle approximately 125,000 cases, many of which were consolidated in California. Initially, Bayer found success in winning nine individual lawsuits that went to trial in 2021. However, the tide turned when juries began to deliver substantial awards … Read more

Bayer Ordered to Pay $2.25 Billion in Landmark Lawsuit Over Roundup Weed Killer and Cancer

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – A Pennsylvania jury has ordered Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, to pay up to $2.25 billion to a cancer patient who alleges that his non-Hodgkin lymphoma was caused by the use of Roundup weed killer. The verdict comes as a blow to Bayer, which now faces a substantial payout in damages. The plaintiff, John McKivison, 49, claimed that he contracted non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a result of prolonged exposure to Roundup weed killer, which he had been using on his property for over two decades. McKivison’s lawyers, from the firm Kline & … Read more