Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Jury: Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case

Jury: Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A jury on Monday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.055 billion to a couple claiming that the company's popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The jury's verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August, but a San Francisco law professor said it's likely a trial judge or appellate court...