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Litigation

Apr. 7, 2016

Monsanto dodges cancer lawsuit

Chemical giant wins Los Angeles jury trial.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Chemical giant Monsanto Co. won a big victory Tuesday after a Los Angeles County jury tossed claims by two people who alleged the company was responsible for causing their cancer. Roslyn Dauber and John Di Costanzo filed a tort suit against Monsanto in which they tried to link their illness to the company's manufacture of polychlorinated biphenyls or PCB's. Dauber v. Monsanto, BC48334 (L.A. Super. Ct,...

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