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California Judge Reduces $332M Roundup Verdict to $28M
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright on Monday denied Monsanto's posttrial motions and upheld the Oct. 31 verdict, but found the punitive damages were unconstitutional.
Phila. Judge Rejects 'Indignant, Self-Promotional' Challenge to $175M Roundup Verdict
"Aggressively blaming the court and plaintiff's counsel for the outcome as opposed to the ineffectiveness of defendant's trial tactics, strategic choice of trial witnesses, cross examinations or proffered defense evidence outcome is hardly a compelling basis for the court to overturn this jury's decision," Crumlish ruled.
Why the Wide Range of Roundup Verdicts? It Might Depend on What Juries Hear About the EPA
The wide range of Roundup verdicts, from defense wins for Monsanto to a $2.25 billion award, could be due to what jurors hear at trial about the EPA and foreign regulatory agencies.
Roundup MDL Lead Counsel Defend Fee Allocations: 'Limited Funds Available'
The fee committee, which is comprised of the three lead plaintiffs' firms in the Roundup multidistrict litigation, allocated 81% to themselves, but three firms objected to their allocations.
Roundup Trials in Four States? Monsanto Could Face Four Trials This Month
Roundup trials are scheduled to start in the coming week in California, Pennsylvania and Arkansas. A fourth trial began earlier this month in Delaware.
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Wisner Baum Roiled After Roundup MDL Leadership Firms Seek 81% of Fees
At least five plaintiffs' firms, including Wisner Baum, which won verdicts of $289 million and $2 billion in 2018 and 2019, are objecting to the allocation of common benefit fees in the Roundup multidistrict litigation.
Monsanto Claims Dozens of Bad Rulings Led to $2.25B Roundup Verdict
More than half of Monsanto's 175-page motion revolved around claims that Schulman made dozens of erroneous rulings, many of which related to what evidence was and was not permitted at trial.
Bayer's Monsanto Loses Federal Preemption Appeal Over Roundup—Again
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that the EPA's registration of Roundup did not carry the "force of law" that preempted Georgia plaintiff John Carson's claims.
Lawyers Open First Roundup Liability Trial in Delaware
Plaintiff's counsel was was part of the team that persuaded a Missouri jury to award three plaintiffs who had non-Hodgkin lymphoma a total of $1.56 billion in November.TRENDING STORIES
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