Roundup Cancer Verdict Paves Way for Other Lawsuits
- 6 years ago
Roundup Cancer
Verdict Paves Way
for Other Lawsuits A California jury recently awarded terminally ill, 46-year-old
Dewayne Johnson,
$289.2 million
in a case against Monsanto. Johnson claimed that he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Monsanto's products while working as a groundskeeper. Following the verdict,
Monsanto released a statement. Scott Partridge, Monsanto Vice President, via statement Monsanto intends to appeal the court's decision, but Johnson's case is one of about 4,000 people who have similar claims against Monsanto's products. Johnson's win is giving others hope that they can get some sort of compensation for the health problems they've allegedly endured from using the products. Carey Gillam, investigative journalist, to FOX Business
Verdict Paves Way
for Other Lawsuits A California jury recently awarded terminally ill, 46-year-old
Dewayne Johnson,
$289.2 million
in a case against Monsanto. Johnson claimed that he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Monsanto's products while working as a groundskeeper. Following the verdict,
Monsanto released a statement. Scott Partridge, Monsanto Vice President, via statement Monsanto intends to appeal the court's decision, but Johnson's case is one of about 4,000 people who have similar claims against Monsanto's products. Johnson's win is giving others hope that they can get some sort of compensation for the health problems they've allegedly endured from using the products. Carey Gillam, investigative journalist, to FOX Business