Jury rules Monsanto guilty for cancer-causing weed killer
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 13, 2018
The massive agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology Monsanto, recently acquired by Bayer, was just at the receiving end of a massive, groundbreaking lawsuit. Dewayne Lee Johnson, a former Benicia School District groundskeeper, allegedly got cancer from using common weed killers (Roundup and Ranger Pro). The jury found Monsanto at fault and awarded Mr. Johnson 289.2 million dollars, which will allow him to receive groundbreaking treatment that may help his illness. This case may break the dam for thousands of similar cases.
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