In re Roundup Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:16-md-02741

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Vince Chhabria

Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

South Carolina Department of Transportation

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July 08, 2020
Group To Revise Deal For Future Claims In Monsanto MDL

A group of plaintiffs suing Monsanto Co. with allegations that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer withdrew their bid for approval of a settlement on Wednesday, days after a California federal judge said he was skeptical that the deal was fair.
July 07, 2020
Judge 'Skeptical' Of Settlement For Future Roundup Claims

A California federal judge has refused to postpone a hearing on a proposed $1.25 billion class action settlement seeking to resolve potential claims from users of Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller who haven't sued the company or developed cancer yet, saying there's no reason to delay when the court is already "skeptical" that the settlement is fair.
July 09, 2019
Plaintiff Says Attys Didn't Spur Juror Letter To Roundup Judge

A man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma pushed back against Monsanto's argument that a biased jury led to its $80 million trial loss in multidistrict litigation over claims its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, arguing that his counsel never told a juror to write a letter urging the judge to preserve the award.
July 08, 2019
Monsanto Points To Juror Hug As Bias In $80M Roundup Trial

Monsanto told a California federal judge Monday that an unfair trial led to its $80 million loss in a Roundup bellwether trial, saying that a juror who recently wrote a letter urging the judge to preserve the award was seen hugging the plaintiff at a post-trial hearing.
June 17, 2019
Calif. Man Says Monsanto Can't Ditch $80M Roundup Award

A California man asked a Golden State federal court not to grant Monsanto's request to throw out a unanimous jury verdict that linked the company's Roundup weed killer with his cancer and awarded $80 million in damages in a bellwether trial, arguing the result was fair and should be left alone.
June 03, 2019
Monsanto Looks To Nix $80M Loss In 1st Fed. Roundup Trial

Monsanto urged a California federal judge Friday to toss a unanimous jury verdict that found the agrochemical giant liable for failing to warn that its popular Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer and awarded over $80 million in damages in the first federal bellwether trial.
May 22, 2019
Kenneth Feinberg Tapped To Mediate Monsanto Roundup MDL

A California federal judge Wednesday appointed former Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund special master Kenneth Feinberg to help mediate a deal in multidistrict litigation involving 1,300 suits alleging Monsanto's Roundup causes cancer and tentatively set Feb. 10 for the start of the second trial in the federal MDL.
May 21, 2019
Second Atty Sanctioned For Monsanto MDL Opening Remark

A California federal judge sanctioned a second attorney who represented the victorious plaintiff in a high-profile jury trial over claims that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, ruling Tuesday that she had joined her already-sanctioned colleague in violating pretrial orders.
April 04, 2019
Judge Won't Stop Roundup Ads Allegedly Targeting Jury Pool

A California judge on Thursday told attorneys representing a couple alleging Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer that she wouldn't bar the Bayer AG unit from running Roundup ads allegedly targeting the courthouse, saying she can't just assume the company is trying to taint the jury pool.
March 27, 2019
Monsanto Hit With $80M Verdict In First Fed. Roundup Trial

A unanimous California jury found Monsanto liable Wednesday for failing to warn that its popular Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer, awarding a Golden State man more than $80 million and delivering a serious blow to the agri-giant in the first such federal bellwether trial.