Weedkiller

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

Dramatic Mistrial Declared in Landscaper’s Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Causes Cancer

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A mistrial was declared on Friday in the latest lawsuit claiming that the widely used herbicide Roundup causes cancer. The decision was made by a Delaware judge after the jury announced that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict following three days of deliberation. Despite the judge’s order to continue their discussions, the jurors remained deadlocked. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Anthony Cloud, a former landscaper from South Carolina who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018. Unfortunately, Cloud passed away in October 2021, just six weeks … Read more