Pete Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Roundup’s $289M cancer verdict opens up floodgates for thousands of other lawsuits By Jade ScipioniPublished August 13, 2018IndustriesFOXBusiness Bayer shares fall on $289M Monsanto verdict FBN's Ashley Webster on Bayer shares' falling on news a California jury ordering the company's newly acquired Monsanto unit to pay $289 million for not warning of cancer risks from the company's weed-killer Roundup. Bayer shares plunged Monday after subsidiary Monsanto suffered a huge blow last week following a jury awarding a California groundskeeper $289.2 million in a landmark lawsuit claiming the company’s weed killer Roundup causes cancer. Continue Reading Below A California jury concluded the Monsanto’s Roundup and Ranger Pro products presented a “substantial danger” to terminally ill 46-year-old Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, who became sick with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using the spray for more than two years as a groundskeeper for a school district outside San Francisco. Jurors believed the company knew or should have known about the potential risks the products posed. Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson reacts after hearing the verdict in his case against Monsanto at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. A San Francisco jury on Friday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto to pay $289 mill Expand Johnson’s case is the first of a long list of about 4,000 people looking to sue the weed and seed maker for similar allegations. Aaron Johnson, a 48-year-old former macadamia nut field manager, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2014, is looking to sue the agrochemical company next, after he says he got the disease from using its weed killers for more than 12 years. Johnson tells FOX Business that after he heard the verdict on Friday, he couldn’t stop crying. “I was so relieved that the truth came out in this trial and the jury recognized that and responded with an appropriate verdict,” he says. Immediately following the verdict, Monsanto Vice President Scott Partridge released a statement saying despite the jury’s decision, it “does not change the fact that more than 800 scientific studies and reviews – and conclusions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and regulatory authorities around the world – support the fact that glyphosate does not cause cancer, and did not cause Mr. Johnson’s cancer.” Monsanto says it plans to appeal the court's decision. Carey Gillam, an investigative journalist and author of a new book, “Whitewash,” that details Monsanto's history with this chemical and the revelations found in the company's internal records, tells FOX Business that Johnson’s case shined a public spotlight on Monsanto’s attempt to cover up studies linking the chemical with the disease for decades. With this verdict and more than 4,000 other plaintiffs waiting in the wings, Monsanto could be in court for decades to come and it could cost them and its new owner, Bayer, hundreds of millions – if not billions – of dollars in damages. “The case is historic. It is the first time secrets from within Monsanto have been laid bare in a public court of law for all to scrutinize,” Gillam says. “Monsanto is facing a flood of thousands of additional lawsuits with several trials already scheduled over the next several months.” Christine Sheppard, a 68-year-old retired coffee bean farmer, who is also represented by Johnson’s Timothy Litzenburg and plans to take her case against Monsanto to trial soon, tells FOX Business that she was “shocked, surprised, and thrilled” when she heard the verdict on Friday. “I really thought it would take a number of cases to be heard before we would get any positive results, much like the tobacco industry cases. But the jury could obviously see the deliberate deception by the Monsanto researchers and judged accordingly. I am thrilled for Lee Johnson, he deserves a quick settlement so that he can have some peace of mind for himself and his family who face a future without him,” she says. Sheppard, who is in remission now, believes she developed cancer after using Roundup for several years and wanted the products banned and taken off store shelves. “I still see it at my local stores. Roundup has destroyed my life and has caused my family so much pain. [Monsanto] did exactly what the tobacco industry did. They hid reports linking its weed killer to cancer,” she says. “I look forward to my case being heard, but still have no date for it.” https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/roundups-289m-cancer-verdict-opens-up-floodgates-for-thousands-of-other-lawsuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Good. Fuck Monsanto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 They should give each vietnam vet $289 million that got agent orange poisoning as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 This will get over turned. It was just a retarded jury in California so it doesn’t count. Just another example of how liberals don’t believe in science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 32 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said: This will get over turned. It was just a retarded jury in California so it doesn’t count. Just another example of how liberals don’t believe in science Monsanto is one of (if not the) biggest polluters in the history of the world. This is long overdue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Nazipigdog said: Monsanto is one of (if not the) biggest polluters in the history of the world. This is long overdue. Wrong. Large cities are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 58 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said: Wrong. Large cities are Wrong! You're dumb! Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 hours ago, Nazipigdog said: They should give each vietnam vet $289 million that got agent orange poisoning as well. Already settled out of court in 84 for 180 million. A large settlement then , but peanuts today. A lot of guys , including my Dad , refused to take any thinking imore would go to more deserving/ sick vets. Times have changed a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I really enjoy seeing karma at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Nazipigdog said: Wrong! You're dumb! Oops No you’re Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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