The verdict in Oakland includes more than $55 million in compensatory damages to the couple and $2 billion in punitive damages, a statement said.$80 million awarded to man who jury says got cancer after Roundup exposureIt follows several recent losses the company has faced in court concerning Roundup. Thousands of similar cases are pending at the federal or state level. Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, insists that glyphosate -- the key ingredient in Roundup -- is safe.
In a statement, Michael Miller, one of the Pilliods' lawyers, said their case is different from two previous Monsanto trials"where the judges severely limited the amount of plaintiffs' evidence." He said the jury was shown a"mountain of evidence showing Monsanto's manipulation of science, the media and regulatory agencies to forward their own agenda.
Why doesn`t Calif Court fight against tobacco killer products? Round up file is madness...
Marlboro and Philip Morris kills millions smokers every year. Marlboro filled with 65 carsinogenes, Roundup safe garden controller when usedncarefully. Marlboro used as P Morris tells will kill You. US courts must be crazy!!!!!!
Now a third time a US judge ruled RoundUp is causing cancer. Can HomeDepot and Lowes still sell it without a warning? You better take it out of your stores.
Ridiculous
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That's insane hope there on life support at least fk
Monsanto should pay up all money plus
Good for the plaintiffs. No how about mine for getting cancer from agent orange in Vietnam? Everybody from Monsanto should be shot or in prison
Hola mluciaramirez e IvanDuque les dejo este mensaje...
PeddlersOfPoison
Was anyone else aware the weeds are winning the biological war with chemicals ? Last count I’d heard there were 36 types of weeds now immune to all herbicides, it’s Jurassic Park but with plants, life finds a way, read a study done by Penn state from 2012
Don’t worry or fret about Monsanto, the Republicans stalled President Obama’s nominations for Supreme Court justices for a year, idiot Trump put Kavanaugh on the bench, they’ll never ever have to pay that much
I call bs I mean are they drinking it and bathing in it.
Lex_Spur09
As farmer, I’m around it a lot and I’m extremely healthy. However, cropdusters/grounds crewmen/sprayers are around it a lot more than me and they’re healthy. Where is the prove?
$2 billion is nothing to them. Sentence the board of directors and/or CEO to 25 years in prison that's when we will start to see change.
I guess you can spray diesel fuel on weeds instead lol. It's a joke! Or is it?
Need to start hoarding round up. Fo sho.
Wow
That’s crazy
Justice!! The beginning of the end for Monsanto
outlandish! what a joke! I`ve used that product for many,many years without a single problem.that couple is sick for some other reason.
They will never see it, and everything we use has risks, only a fool would think otherwise
Bhopal?
That's funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL
2 bill? The fuuuuuck?! You know, while we are on the subject, I am feeling a little weary.
Nice
So everyone’s ok with the groundskeeper last year getting $290mil (recently reduced to $76mil by judge), while these people got over $1BIL EACH?
Wow
For 2 billion, i can drink it. Monsanto
I used Roundup commercially for 18 years without any problems.
This is the beginning of the end for glyphosates!! Can you say old school organic!! 🙀
2 billion dollars? 😂😂😂 what world do we live in
Hopefully the end of Monsanto! Next stop, Nestle, DuPont, etc. End the globalists’ depopulation murder spree!
only in Cali
What the Fuckk. Doing my QSP paper in hs about this topic made me see this coming
Note to companies do not sell products in California, or any Democrat state, the people are unrealistic.
This is why companies hoard money.
I understand the damages are justified but what is the logic behind the amount awarded.
Where can I get sprayed
Shit still on the shelves
What DOESNT cause cancer these days?
My friends grandfather used this for over 30 years and got cancer out of nowhere and died about 4 months ago. Wish he had known about this and could have done something.
97kmmm 2 billion!
Bullshit. Use according to label directions does not cause cancer. Oh this type cancer has never had cause.
i guess its time to drink some of round up
Bruh I’ve been using roundup since I was a minor. Does that mean I’m coming up on a check?
$2 billion wtf that's insane
Why are they still allowed to sell this?
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That can not get any stupider... they will not see 1 percent of the money... most likely die long before the case is settled... Lawyers for the couple should be disbarred.
What a surprise. No US judge would hear these people as Monsanto was a US company. Because it's German now we can sue them. And the FDA still saying RoundUp has no health risk? Do they have different laws in Oakland?
Uhmm, your not supposed to drink it? Now, I have to pick the weeds manually, thanks!
Bunch of bullshit people, it we farmers loose ru over this crap your food prices will increase 5 fold over night, very sad this crap is allowed in our courts
What about the chemicals in the food, her in NA and Europe? Thats what make the fast-food tast like crap. It tast really good in Asia. Wy do you think the reason for that is?
We drink this all the time and nothing
So ... you only have to say it ...
Theyll never see a penny. It will be in appeals until long after the couple is dead.
3....2....1.... wait for the appeals
Perfect
Bullshit
Karma finally finds Monsanto. Now do trump.
If this product really causes cancer wouldn’t there be more people with cancer than just one couple? Talk about being prejudice against big companies.
I think it's more the system's fault rather than the company's fault. In Europe, they have a strict process where companies have to prove that a chemical is safe before it's sold to the public. Here they have much less strict policies and unsafe products reach the public
Orange juice and now this plus previous lawsuits all linked to cancer 🤔 why are they still in business
The amount of damages Monsanto has been asked to pay is twice the amount claimed by Plaintiff's attorney.
Bayer good luck for thousands of court cases still to come. board members responsible for that specific m&a transaction ain't no longer good juju and wonderful life first principle of corporate governance...risks must be manageable to protect shareholders interests 😂 F!
The jury's verdict is third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August last year.
California jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion to a couple who says roundup caused cancer.
hahaha only in California can the legal system be this ridiculous
Surely the 'b' is a mistake? I mean, if it wasn't this would be a disgrace to the legal system.
Wait. Two people received a billion dollars each Think of what $2-billion could do in this world. Wouldn’t it have been better had Monsanto been ordered to donate $1.95 billion to cancer research?
That stuff works wonders here in Texas.. weeds are out of control..
The jury did the couple no favor. If they were more reasonable in the amount of punitive damages awarded maybe they get some $. At 2 billion it's cheaper to appeal the case. Lawyers are happy!
Cancer isnt caused by weed killer or water ect... If it is IN YOUR GENES YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT 🙄
Seriously, California jury?
It’s about time!!!! It should be discontinued and OFF store shelves!!!
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Idiots. I’ve tasted,been covered with it for over 40 years. It’s been tested by many labs,EPA. All say it’s safe. Money grubbing SOB’s
Only $2 billion 🤷🏻♂️
You’re talking about weed killer when Muslims are teaching their children in school to chop off our heads!
Just remember Bayer/Monsanto is not just responsible for RoundUp killing people, thru the parent co. IG Farben, they brought us Zyklon-B gas killing in the Concentration Camps, buying ppl from the Nazis to experiment on and America’s favorite - Heroin
A lot of things cause cancer if you dont follow directions. Some products require common sense to use properly. It's no different than any other herbicide or insecticide on the market.
2 billion? Must be a dim
I feel horrible for their cancer and suffering but 2 Billion is beyond absurd.
That seems totally reasonable...
And yet, it's still sold in the U.S.
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romes_17
Take that shit off the market for God’s sake!
Absolutely ridiculous.
ohh god
Yummy! Grapes, tomatoes, corn, wheat. We're all going to get lymphoma.
Now they can afford a condo in LA
Did they round up?
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So roundup causes cancer but is still on the shelves Way to look out for the people!!!
So how do I do this? Just drink it or what?
I’ve used around up so many times. DM me for the direct deposit.
Good
Jurors are not scientists.
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