Civil Litigation
Nov. 2, 2018
Plaintiff agrees to accept $78M in Monsanto case, while attorneys prepare for appeal
A groundskeeper who alleged Bayer AG’s Monsanto Roundup weedkiller was responsible for his non-Hodgkin lymphoma agreed to a reduced award of $78 million but legal experts say they see multiple areas where the pharmaceutical giant might successfully appeal.
A groundskeeper who alleged Bayer AG's Monsanto Roundup weedkiller was responsible for his non-Hodgkin lymphoma agreed to a reduced award of $78 million but legal experts say they see multiple areas where the pharmaceutical giant might successfully appeal.
In August, jurors awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39 million in compensatory damages to groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson.
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