Civil Litigation
Feb. 14, 2019
Judge almost dismisses a plaintiff’s lawsuit against Monsanto
One of the lead cases arguing Monsanto Co.’s glyphosate-based weed killers cause cancer almost got dismissed on procedural grounds, but the federal judge overseeing the litigation gave the plaintiff another chance to salvage his lawsuit in the last pretrial hearing Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the lead cases arguing Monsanto Co.'s glyphosate-based weed killers cause cancer was nearly dismissed on procedural grounds, but the federal judge overseeing the litigation gave the plaintiff another chance to salvage his lawsuit in the last pretrial hearing Wednesday.
The lawsuit was not filed in time, but the plaintiff could contend time should have been tolled because his doctor "threw him off the scent" ...
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