California jury finds popular weedkiller made by Monsanto likely caused cancer in a husband and wife and orders the chemical giant to pay more than $2,000,000,000 in damages, twice what the plaintiffs' attorney had requested.
"Unlike the first two Monsanto trials, where the judges severely limited the amount of plaintiffs' evidence," attorney Michael Miller said,"we were finally allowed to show a jury the mountain of evidence showing Monsanto's manipulation of science, the media and regulatory agencies to forward their own agenda despite Roundup's severe harm to the animal kingdom and humankind.
Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore, California, were both diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. They had been using Roundup on residential properties since the 1970s, when Monsanto began to sell the product. The couple, who are both in their 70s, filed suit in state court. After a five-week trial, the jury awarded $1 billion apiece to the Pilliods in punitive damages, plus another $55 million in damages.Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018, said in a statement that the company is"disappointed with the jury's decision and will appeal the verdict in this case," and that there is a"consensus among leading health regulators worldwide that glyphosate-based products can be used safely and that glyphosate is not carcinogenic.
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