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Jury returns $2 billion verdict against Monsanto for couple with cancer
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:29 pm
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A jury handed a $2.055 billion verdict in favor of a couple in California who say their cancer was caused by long-term exposure to Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, according to the plaintiffs' attorneys.
The verdict in Oakland includes more than $55 million in compensatory damages to the couple and $2 billion in punitive damages, a statement said.
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Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, insists that glyphosate -- the key ingredient in Roundup -- is safe.
"Bayer is disappointed with the jury's decision and will appeal the verdict in this case," it said in a statementfollowing Monday's verdict.
The septuagenarian plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore, used the weed killer on their property for more than three decades and were diagnosed with the same type of cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, four years apart, according to their attorneys.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:31 pm to East Coast Band
That's ridiculous.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:33 pm to East Coast Band
Juries are almost always going to stick it to the big businesses. It's no skin off their back.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:34 pm to BuckyCheese
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That's ridiculous.
Unless it is you or your family.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:34 pm to PrivatePublic
Supposedly Bayer AG just bought Monsanto last year knowing full well these lawsuits were out there.
Seems they chose poorly.
Seems they chose poorly.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:35 pm to Charlie Arglist
Don't fret....it will not hold up on appeal. It will be reduced.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:37 pm to PrivatePublic
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Juries are almost always going to stick it to the big businesses. It's no skin off their back.
Actually, that depends on where you are and how well the plaintiff's attorney does.......it could very much go the other way.
Some places are VERY conservative.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:37 pm to East Coast Band
Going to be FAR less after appeal
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:40 pm to Alt26
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Going to be FAR less after appeal
I agree.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:44 pm to East Coast Band
I guess no bonus for me when this project ends
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:45 pm to East Coast Band
quote:as has the EPA for, well, forever
Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, insists that glyphosate -- the key ingredient in Roundup -- is safe.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:45 pm to East Coast Band
Good. Pretty clear what the long game is.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:54 pm to Sao
Give everyone cancer and well manicured lawns?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:56 pm to East Coast Band
Louisiana only has punitive damages allowed in very limited circumstances.
You should post what Monsanto did to get the $2B in punitive.
You should post what Monsanto did to get the $2B in punitive.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:56 pm to Sun God
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Give everyone cancer and well manicured lawns?
As long as the profit margins are UP, does it matter?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:02 pm to East Coast Band
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Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, insists that glyphosate -- the key ingredient in Roundup -- is safe.
So has the EPA and every peer reviewed reputable study on the chemical but because people on the jury read an article that their aunt posted on Facebook they get to make decisions like this
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:11 pm to Midtiger farm
What’s worse is that the one organization that says it might cause cancer: expressly excludes this couple as being at risk.
They made a point to say that if there is a correlation, it’s with daily occupational exposure. Not residential frequency and concentrations.
They made a point to say that if there is a correlation, it’s with daily occupational exposure. Not residential frequency and concentrations.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:12 pm to East Coast Band
Kinda surprised that anyone that uses pesticides or works in general would sue
Lawsuits are for trashy people
Lawsuits are for trashy people
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 8:14 pm
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