Civil Litigation
Oct. 11, 2018
In tentative ruling, judge orders new trial on punitive damages in Monsanto case
A San Francisco County Superior Court judge has ordered a new trial in a cancer-stricken man’s lawsuit against Monsanto Co. in a tentative ruling that would wipe out the jury’s $250 million punitive damages award.
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge said she is inclined to order a new trial in a cancer-stricken man’s lawsuit against Monsanto Co., indicating she would wipe out a jury’s $250 million punitive damages award.
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos heard oral arguments Wednesday afternoon on her tentative decision and pushed back against plaintiff’s attorney Michael Miller’s arguments about why the punitive damages award shou...
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