Tax,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 17, 2020
Appellate court slashed award in Round up case; now for the tax bill
The appeal is still a win for plaintiffs, and it may influence even more suits. There are already vast numbers of cases. Most people don’t think about these cases and taxes.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
The California Court of Appeal has upheld a whopping verdict against Roundup. Johnson v. Monsanto Co., 2020 DJDAR 7575 (July 20, 2020). In 2018, jurors awarded $289 million to a man they say got cancer from Roundup weed killer. Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson was awarded $39 million in compensatory damages, and $250 million in punitive damages. Later, the judge reduced the $250 million punitive...
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