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Civil Litigation

Feb. 25, 2019

Plaintiffs’ lawyers in Monsanto weedkiller trial face tough hurdles

A San Francisco County jury found that Monsanto Co.’s signature weed killer caused a dying man’s cancer last year, but the consolidated cases that open in federal court Monday will most likely have a much steeper hill to climb, legal experts say.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers in Monsanto weedkiller trial face tough hurdles
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco

A San Francisco County jury found that Monsanto Co.'s signature weed killer caused a dying man's cancer last year, but the consolidated cases that open in federal court Monday will most likely have a much steeper hill to climb, legal experts say.

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