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