On June 17, 2019, Monsanto filed post-trial motions 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 Memo of Points and Authorities In Support of Monsanto’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict here. Read Monsanto’s Memo of Points and Authorities […]
Whippany, N.J., June 18, 2019 – In post-trial motions filed in Pilliod v. Monsanto, Monsanto urged California Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith to reverse the jury verdict and enter judgment for Monsanto or order a new trial. The company argues in its briefs that the “verdicts do not reflect the evidence presented in the case; they reflect […]
Law.com | By Amanda Bronstad
Despite losing three verdicts in California over Roundup, including this week’s $2 billion jury award, Bayer AG isn’t backing down.
Washington Examiner | By Angela Logomasini
Jurors can be easily swayed by the emotionally charged testimony of plaintiffs suffering with cancer, even when it’s not likely related to the claims made in the case at hand.
Legal Newsline | By Daniel Fisher
On April 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used weedkiller Roundup, to be safe. Less than two weeks later, a California jury ordered Bayer AG to pay $2 billion to a couple who blamed their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Roundup.
Fox Business | By Stuart Varney
The trial lasted weeks, but the jury took less than two days to arrive at that $2 billion award. Questioned later, some jurors made it clear they were in a mood to punish the Roundup makers.
The Wall Street Journal | Editorial Board
A California jury awarded a stunning $2.055 billion Monday to a couple who claim that Bayer AG’s Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. But would the judgment have been different if the judge had allowed the jury to see contradictory evidence?
Law360 | By Dorothy Atkins
On Wednesday, Monsanto’s counsel said they plan to challenge all three verdicts, noting that there are “jurors of scientists” around the world, including at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who have reviewed the risks of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, and concluded that it’s safe.
Agri-Pulse | By Steve Davies
Bayer says there are many issues on appeal that need to be decided. “None of our verdicts have been subject to appeal and there are several critical legal issues that must be assessed at the appellate level that cover causation, failure to warn, punitive damages and even whether cases based on state law claims are preempted by federal law,” Bayer spokesman Chris Loder said.
Leverkusen / Whippany, May 13, 2019 – Bayer released the following statement in reaction to a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Pilliod v. Monsanto, a trial conducted before Judge Winifred Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda. This is the first […]