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Civil Litigation

Mar. 6, 2019

Cancer-stricken plaintiff testifies in Monsanto weedkiller trial

The plaintiff in the first of the federal test cases arguing Monsanto’s weedkiller causes cancer took the witness stand Tuesday to discuss his extensive exposure to Roundup over decades of spraying.

Cancer-stricken plaintiff testifies in Monsanto weedkiller trial
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- The plaintiff in the first of the federal test cases arguing Monsanto's weedkiller causes cancer took the witness stand for the first time Tuesday to discuss his alleged extensive exposure to Roundup over decades of spraying.

The cancer-stricken man said he wore little to no protective equipment to avoid direct skin contact, and used roughly 5,900 gallons of the glyphosate-based product over nearly 30 years, accordin...

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