Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 11, 2021
Split circuit panel OKs $87.5M verdict against Monsanto
“The enormity of the amounts awarded by the jury here — $52 million in noneconomic damages; $2 billion (!) in punitives — results in a form of bootstrapping: A high award, even when reduced, still results in a high number,” 1st District Court of Appeal Justice James A. Richman wrote in dissent.
A divided 1st District Court of Appeal has affirmed an $86.7 million verdict for Alberta and Alva Pilliod in their lawsuit against Bayer AG-owned Monsanto for contracting non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using the weedkiller Roundup.
A dissenting justice argued the award was too high in the Monday opinion.
An Alameda County jury awarded the married Livermore couple $2.055 billion, but Superior Court Judge $95
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