As Roundup maker goes to Supreme Court, Americans worry about pesticides, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
The poll found 78% of respondents worry about pesticide use and 63% oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products.
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To Win at All Costs
Bayer bought Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion —a few months before Monsanto lost its first liability case for causing non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I was not a close observer of the case, but the win seemed to hinge on documents obtained during discovery that revealed Monsanto knew a great deal about the injuries its product caused but deliberately hid those findings. Once there was a win—and the jury awarded the plaintiff with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma h…
Monsanto v. Durnell: Supreme Court Showdown Could Upend Roundup Lawsuits Nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Adobe Stock. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday in a closely watched case that could reshape pesticide litigation nationwide, as justices weigh whether federal law shields manufacturers of Roundup from state-based failure-to-warn claims. At the center of Monsanto Company v. Durnell is John Durnell, a Missouri man who won a $1.25 million jury verdict after alleging tha…
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