Settlements Involving Roundup Products

"Roundup was substantial factor in man's cancer, jury says."

The Washington Post (3/19, Thanawala, 15.31M) reports that Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer, a jury determined Tuesday. The jury's verdict in federal court in San Francisco came in a lawsuit filed against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto. The California man, Edwin Hardeman, was the second plaintiff to go to trial out of thousands around the country who claim the weed killer causes cancer. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2015.

The New York Times (3/19, Zaveri, 17.76M) reports that the verdict concluded the first of two phases in the federal case about the possible health risks of Roundup and whether Monsanto misled the man, Edwin Hardeman, about those risks. The case's second phase, which begins Wednesday, will focus on whether Monsanto, which was acquired by Bayer AG last year, should be held liable for partly causing Mr. Hardeman's cancer, said his lawyer, Jennifer Moore. Hardeman's attorney said lawyers would seek to prove that Monsanto manipulated public opinion and science to play down Roundup's health risks.

Bloomberg (3/19, Rosenblatt, 4.73M) reports that the second phase will be a steeper climb for the defense: jurors will hear evidence, including damaging emails, that the company manipulated public opinion to bury health concerns and promote sales of the bestselling herbicide.

Also reporting are the Wall Street Journal (3/19, Randazzo, Bender, Subscription Publication, 7.24M), the AP (3/19, Thanawala), Reuters (3/19, Christie), NPR (3/19, Romo, 3.46M), the San Francisco Chronicle (3/19, Egelko, 3.21M), and Yahoo! News (3/20, Charpentrat).

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