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Monsanto to Pay $250 Million in Damages in Pesticide Drift Trial

by Evan R. Hoffman | Feb 27, 2020 | blog, Monsanto, pesticides

A Landmark Case In a landmark victory for farmers affected by pesticide spray drift, a Missouri jury forced Monsanto and BASF to pay $250 million in punitive damages to Bill and Denise Bader of Bader Farms. Bader Farms, Missouri’s largest peach producer, filed...

2 Billion Awarded in Monsanto Roundup Cancer Claim

by David C. Strouss | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

By David C. Strouss, Esq. Published on May 14, 2019 UPDATE: Ruling in favor of the Pilliods, the First District Court of Appeal upheld the award of $87 million, rejecting Monsanto’s bid to overturn the award. The decision was handed down in August of 2021....

Second Jury Finds Roundup Weedkiller Causes Cancer

by David C. Strouss | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

By David C. Strouss, Esq. 2021 UPDATE: The 9th Circuit upheld the award of $25 million in damages to Plaintiff Edward Hardeman, ruling against Monsanto’s appeal of the award of punitive damages. UPDATE: Trial Judge Vince Chhabria reduced the jury award of...

“Monsanto Protection Act” To Expire; Concern Over GMO Crops Continues

by Patricia M. Flannery | Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized

By Patricia M. Flannery, Esq. Posted on Oct 2, 2013 Overshadowed by the continuing debate over the government shutdown is the apparent fate of legislative protection of companies responsible for genetically modified organisms (“GMO”). In March of this year,...