On December 6, 2019, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District – Division One, issued an order regarding an oral argument in the Johnson case. Read the order here.
The Recorder | By Amanda Bronstad
A California jury that awarded a $289 million Roundup verdict disregarded science and the consensus of federal regulators and fell victim to “emotional manipulation,” according to the state’s doctors, farmers and biotech firm Genentech Inc., in amicus briefs filed in Monsanto’s appeal.
Northern California Record | By Rich Peters
Four amicus briefs have been filed in the California Court of Appeals in the case of Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto raising “concerns about the methods used to determine medical causation and the award of punitive damages in the Johnson case, as well as the reliance of businesses and consumers on regulatory approvals,” said a media representative for Bayer.
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 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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]