A juror in the Roundup cancer trial brought by Edwin Hardeman has taken the unusual step of writing a letter to the judge who presided over the matter asking him to let the verdict stand without reducing it. Stating that the $80 million award was “no accident” and came about through “meticulous planning” by the jury, the letter is attributed only to “juror ...
Juror to Roundup Judge: Let Our Decision Stand
Posted August 8, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
Latest Roundup Lawsuit Looks to Change Tactics
Posted July 9, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
The people of Missouri, at least according to a class-action lawsuit filed in the state capital, have a message for Bayer when it comes to Roundup: we’d like a refund.
That is the aim of a class-action lawsuit filed against Roundup manufacturer Bayer in a Kansas City courtroom. The lawsuit alleges that Bayer was fraudulent in its marketing and advertising of the world’s most popular ...
continue reading...Bayer Ordered to Roundup Mediation as New Study Links Glyphosate and Lymphoma
Posted May 31, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
A study released in March of this year may add to Bayer’s troubles as it faces over 11,000 lawsuits alleging a link between the main compound in its Roundup weed killer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The corporation has already lost three jury trials over the issue and pressure is mounting to reach some sort of settlement.
The study comes from the International Journal of Epidemiology and is the largest of ...
continue reading...Latest Roundup Cancer Verdict to Cost Bayer $80 Million
Posted April 17, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
“A responsible company would test its product. A responsible company would tell their customers if they knew it causes cancer.” These are the words that Edwin Hardeman’s attorney used to send a San Francisco jury into back deliberations; this time to put a value on Hardeman’s life and his battle against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Aimee Wagstaff, one of Hardeman’s attorneys in the trial, pushed the jury to come back ...
Roundup Cancer Trial Jury Finds Glyphosate Responsible for Man’s Cancer
Posted March 28, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
A San Francisco jury finds Roundup caused a man’s cancer just as it was about to enter its second week of deliberations. In the second Roundup cancer trial to be heard in a courtroom, final arguments in Edwin Hardeman’s case against the manufacturer (Monsanto was purchased by Bayer for $63 billion) were delivered last week and the jury had been deliberating since. As those closely watching ...
Monsanto’s Activities Behind the Scenes Being Forced into Spotlight
Posted March 12, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
Until recently, a cornerstone of Monsanto’s defense of glyphosate; its cornerstone weed killer and the primary ingredient in Roundup, has been the volumes of “scientific” evidence which exist only to exalt the compound’s safety. Study after study, according to one of the world’s most secretive corporations, has proven that glyphosate is safe for humans and the use of the chemical poses no safety risks to America’s ...
