Bayer Statement on Evidentiary Order by Judge Chhabria in MDL
The following is Bayer’s statement regarding an order by Judge Vince Chhabria in the District Court for the Northern District of California regarding the admissibility of certain evidence during the causation phase of the upcoming Hardeman v. Monsanto trial.
“Under the reverse bifurcation process for these first trials and the Court’s evidentiary order, we continue to believe that the evidence during the first (causation) phase will be primarily science-based, and the extensive body of science supports the safety of glyphosate. We are pleased that Judge Chhabria has excluded some evidence that does not relate to causation and ordered limitations on how other evidence sought by plaintiffs can be used at trial.”