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Civil Litigation

Mar. 15, 2018

Judge skeptical of plaintiffs’ expert in Roundup case

A San Francisco federal judge said he was skeptical about the plaintiffs’ ability to show causation at an evidentiary hearing in the Roundup products liability litigation.

Judge skeptical of plaintiffs’ expert in Roundup case
Deputy SF City Attorney Vince Chhabria in front of City Hall.

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge said Wednesday he is skeptical about the plaintiffs’ ability to show an ingredient in Roundup weed killer products causes cancer.

The case involves claims the weed killer led to cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the agricultural industry.

The lawsuit is not the same as a longstanding Proposition 65 battle over whether the weed killer had to be labeled as containin...

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