On September 25, 2019, a nationwide coalition of agricultural producers and business entities that collectively represent a substantial segment of U.S. agriculture filed in the Eastern District of California a motion for summary judgment in the case against the California Attorney General regarding the state’s cancer warning requirement for products containing glyphosate under California’s Proposition […]
On August 30 and September 3, 2019, a number of entities – CMA (comprised of the California Medical Association, California Dental Association and California Hospital Association), California Farm Bureau Federation, Civil Justice Association of California, and leading biotech company Genentech – filed amicus briefs in the Johnson glyphosate case in the Court of Appeal of […]
On August 26, 2019, Monsanto filed a Notice of Appeal in the Pilliod glyphosate case to the California Court of Appeal. Read Monsanto’s Notice of Appeal here.
On August 15, 2019, Monsanto filed a Notice of Appeal in the Hardeman glyphosate case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Read Monsanto’s Notice of Appeal here.
On July 29, 2019, Monsanto filed its combined reply brief and cross-respondent’s brief in the Johnson glyphosate case in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division One. Read Monsanto’s Reply Brief and Cross-Respondent’s Brief here.
On July 25, 2019, Judge Winifred Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda issued a ruling on the post-trial motions in the Pilliod gylphosate case. Read the Court’s order here. Read Bayer’s statement here.
On July 18, 2019, Judge Winifred Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda issued a tentative ruling on the post-trial motions in the Pilliod gylphosate case. Read the Court’s tentative ruling here.
Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling on the post-trial motions in the Hardeman glyphosate case, reducing the punitive damages to $20 million, which cuts the overall verdict from $80.267 million to $25.267 million. Read the Court’s ruling denying Monsanto’s motion for judgment and a new trial here. […]
On July 8, 2019, Monsanto filed post-trial reply briefs urging California Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith to reverse the jury verdict and enter judgment for Monsanto or order a new trial. Read Monsanto’s Reply Brief In Support Of Its Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict here. Read Monsanto’s Reply In Support of its Motion for […]
On July 8, 2019, Monsanto filed a motion to supplement the record in connection with its motions for judgment as a matter or law or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Read Monsanto’s motion here.