Articles tagged under: Roundup
California Court Won’t Hear Roundup Appeal
Published October 23, 2020
The California Supreme Court will not hear an appeal by Bayer regarding the use of Roundup herbicide. A jury had awarded a $20 million judgement to school groundskeeper who has cancer. Bayer, which acquired Monsanto, now has few legal options…Roundup Damages Cut to $20.5 Million
Published July 21, 2020
Bayer has lost an appeal in the original court case over Roundup herbicide and cancer, but the damages were cut. In the 2018 lawsuit, a California school groundskeeper was awarded $289 million. That has been reduced by nearly 75 percent…U.S. Government Questions Lower Court Verdict on Roundup
Published December 23, 2019
The U.S. government says a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer liable in the case of a California man who blamed Bayer’s Roundup herbicide for his cancer. In a court brief, the Environmental Protection Agency…Bayer Appeals $25 Million Roundup Judgement
Published December 17, 2019
Bayer is asking a federal appeals court to reverse a $25 million judgement in a case in California where a man blamed glyphosate for his cancer. In Monday’s filing, Bayer said the court made serious errors in this case and…Punitive Damages Reduced in Roundup Lawsuit
Published July 16, 2019
In a lawsuit that links the use of Roundup to cancer, the federal judge has cut the punitive damages. The jury awarded the California man $80 million in punitive damages, but the judge dropped that down to $20 million. The…$2 Billion Awarded in Roundup Court Case
Published May 14, 2019
A California jury awarded $2 billion to a couple who claimed Roundup herbicide caused their cancer. The ruling determined Monsanto failed to warn about the risks for using glyphosate. This is the third major court defeat for Bayer, who acquired…Bayer Appeals California Ruling
Published April 25, 2019
Bayer has filed an appeal for the California state court ruling that awarded millions of dollars to a former school groundskeeper for exposure to Roundup, allegedly causing cancer. In a news release, the company said Bayer stands behind its products…Damages Awarded in Roundup Lawsuit
Published March 28, 2019
A federal jury in San Francisco has awarded $80 million to a man who claimed his cancer was caused by Roundup herbicide. This individual was awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages. Bayer, which took…Glyphosate Trial Split into Two Parts
Published January 9, 2019
A California federal judge has granted Bayer’s request to split a major trial into two parts. The first phase would focus on whether or not Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides caused the plaintiff to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. If that can be proven,…