United States:
$2 Billion Verdict In Monsanto Roundup Case
29 May 2019
Smith Gambrell & Russell
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On May 13, 2019, a California jury awarded over two billion
dollars to a husband and wife who alleged that they each developed
cancer as a result of decades of using Monsanto's weed-killer
Roundup. The Alameda County, California jury concluded that
Roundup likely caused the plaintiffs' non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma and awarded the couple $55 million in non-economic
damages, $3.2 million in economic damages, and punitive damages of
$2 billion against Monsanto. The total award was more than double
what the plaintiffs' attorney suggested in closing arguments.
The case is the third case to be tried to a jury verdict involving
Monsanto and Roundup with the prior two cases resulting in verdicts
of $78 million and $80 million. Over 13,000 more cases are pending
against Monsanto that allege Roundup causes cancer.
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