Philadelphia Jury Awards $2.25 Billion Verdict in Landmark Case Linking Roundup Weed Killer to Cancer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – A Philadelphia jury has awarded a $2.25 billion verdict to a Pennsylvania man who claims that his cancer was caused by Bayer’s Roundup weed killer. John McKivison, 49, filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company, which is owned by Bayer, after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. McKivison’s lawyers, Tom Kline and Jason Itkin, stated in a joint statement that their client had used Roundup on his property for 20 years. The jury, in a unanimous verdict delivered on Friday, found Monsanto guilty of “50 years of misconduct.” The verdict includes punitive damages amounting … Read more