On June 1, 2020, Monsanto filed its third step brief in the Hardeman glyphosate case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the Court to reverse the verdict in the case. Read the third step brief here. Read the initial opening appeal brief here.
On April 20, 2020, ten associations, including Monsanto, which represent a substantial segment of U.S. agriculture and other professions that utilize and rely on glyphosate, filed motions in Rural Coalition et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al. and a parallel case brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council, cases which challenge EPA’s Interim […]
On February 12, 2020, 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 in support of their motion for summary judgment in the case against the California Attorney General regarding the state’s cancer warning requirement for products containing glyphosate […]
On February 11, 2020, Monsanto filed a supplemental appeal brief in the Johnson case in the Court of Appeal of the State of California (First Appellate District, Division One). Read the brief here.
On February 7, 2020, Monsanto filed its opening appeal brief, urging the California Court of Appeal to reverse the verdict in the case. Read the opening appeal brief here. Read the motion for judicial notice here. Read Bayer’s press release here.
On January 24, 2020, St. Louis City Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Hogan ordered a continuance of the Wade v. Monsanto trial. Read the Court’s order here.
On January 21, 2020, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District ruled on outstanding motions in the Johnson glyphosate case. The Court also requested additional briefing on the preemption issue raised by Monsanto. Read the Court’s order here.
On December 19 and 20, 2019, amicus briefs were filed in the Hardeman glyphosate case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Read the amicus brief of the United States In Support of Monsanto here. Read the amicus brief from Nebraska, Idaho, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah In Support […]
On December 13, 2019, Monsanto filed its opening appeal brief in the Hardeman glyphosate case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the Court to reverse the verdict in the case. Read the opening appeal brief here. Read Bayer’s press release here.
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.
Bayer announced a series of actions it plans to implement following the denial of the motion to preliminarily approve the Roundup™ class settlement agreement. The package of five legal and commercial actions is designed to help the company achieve a level of risk mitigation that is comparable to the previously proposed national class solution.
Read about the five-point plan here.