Johnson – Glyphosate Litigation Facts

April 25, 2019

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Was the judge overseeing the $80M Roundup verdict swayed by a public relations campaign against her?

Legal Newsline | By Daniel Fisher Monsanto has appealed a groundbreaking $80 million verdict over its Roundup herbicide, saying the judge committed several serious legal errors and reversed herself on the issue of punitive damages after she was placed on the receiving end of an “extraordinary and coordinated public relations campaign” that included a full-page […]

April 24, 2019

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Monsanto Appeals $78.5M Loss In First Roundup Trial

Law360 | By Emily Field
The jury’s verdict of $289 million, later slashed to $78.5 million, to DeWayne “Lee” Johnson is inconsistent with both the law and sound science, Monsanto said.

April 24, 2019

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Bayer asks California appeals court to throw out $78 mln Roundup verdict

Reuters | By Brendan Pierson
In a filing in California’s Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, the company said that there was “no evidence” that glyphosate, a chemical found in the company’s Roundup and Ranger Pro products, could cause cancer.

April 24, 2019

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Monsanto appeals state court’s $78.5M Roundup verdict

Agri-Pulse | By Steve Davies
The company, now owned by Bayer, claims in a brief filed in California appellate court that San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos was wrong not to allow the jury to consider analyses by U.S. and foreign regulatory agencies concluding glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, does not cause cancer.

April 24, 2019

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Filing of Appeals Brief in Johnson Glyphosate Case

On April 24, 2019, Monsanto filed to appeal the Johnson v. Monsanto verdict in the Court of Appeal of the State of California. The trial was overseen by Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco. Read Monsanto’s appellate brief here. Read Monsanto’s motion for judicial […]

April 24, 2019

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Bayer Urges California Appeals Court to Reverse Verdict in Johnson Glyphosate Case

Company Says Evidence Falls Short of the Burden Required to Support Liability Claims, Causation and Damages Given International Regulatory Consensus and Extensive Body of Favorable Science Related Motion For Judicial Notice Highlights Unusual Efforts to Persuade the Trial Court to Change Its Tentative Ruling on Post-Trial Motions Whippany, N.J., April 24, 2019 – In a forceful […]

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Was the judge overseeing the $80M Roundup verdict swayed by a public relations campaign against her?

Monsanto Appeals $78.5M Loss In First Roundup Trial

Bayer asks California appeals court to throw out $78 mln Roundup verdict

Monsanto appeals state court’s $78.5M Roundup verdict

Filing of Appeals Brief in Johnson Glyphosate Case

Bayer Urges California Appeals Court to Reverse Verdict in Johnson Glyphosate Case