Credit: NoDerog/iStockphoto.com'Serious Misconduct' From Monsanto Lawyer Prompts Mistrial in Chicago Roundup Case
A spokesperson for Monsanto said in a statement that the company believes the “cross-examination regarding risks factors for [the plaintiffs'] injury was appropriate given the evidentiary record in this case.” The spokesperson called the plaintiffs’ decision to seek a mistrial “unusual and telling.”
December 06, 2024 at 05:31 PM
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A judge declared a mistrial Friday in a Chicago Roundup case after one of Monsanto's attorneys mentioned during a cross-examination that the plaintiff had once been charged with a criminal offense.
Associate Judge Daniel Trevino of the Cook County Circuit Court ruled that the lawyer's line of questioning constituted “serious misconduct" and cautioned the defense against "any further conduct that could result in sanction or a contempt finding," according to a transcript from the proceeding. The case had been in its fourth week of trial.
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