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Connecticut Law Tribune

Settlement Is on the Table, But Lawsuits Are Still Landing Against Monsanto Over Roundup Weed Killer

The Reardon Law Firm has filed six of the eight Connecticut lawsuits against Monsanto since August 2019.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Black Farmers Matter': Lawsuit Against Monsanto Says Roundup Had Disproportionate Impact

Bayer, which owns Monsanto, said it agreed in June to pay up to $10.9 billion to resolve Roundup claims "without regard to race or any other demographics." But in a new civil rights lawsuit, attorney Ben Crump said failures to warn fell more heavily on Black farmers with smaller acreage.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Appeals Court Reduces $289M Roundup Verdict to $20.5M

A California appeals court upheld the 2018 verdict but reduced the award after concluding the plaintiff was not entitled to such a high amount of future compensatory damages.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Hemp Businesses in NJ Poised to Grow Tall and Strong

A primer on New Jersey's new Hemp Program, through which hemp growers, producers and retailers alike may capitalize on new hemp-based business opportunities in the Garden State.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Did the Roundup MDL Judge Just Stave Off a Fight Between the Mass Torts and Class Actions Bars? Or is the Fight Still to Come?

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is overseeing the multidistrict litigation over claims that the herbicide Roundup causes cancer, can craft a question that will waylay even the best lawyer.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers Withdraw, Aiming to Revise, $1.1 Billion Class Settlement Over Roundup

The notice of withdrawal came two days after a federal judge said he was likely to deny approval of the settlement, which Bayer reached last month to cap subsidiary Monsanto's liability over future Roundup claims.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Roundup Judge Appears Ready to Reject Bayer's $1.1B Class Settlement

In a setback for Bayer, which had hoped to cap future claims over its Roundup pesticide with the class settlement, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said in a Monday order that he was "skeptical of the propriety and fairness of the proposed settlement, and is tentatively inclined to deny the motion."
5 minute read

Law.com

Bayer's Gamble: A $1.1B Class Settlement That Could End the Roundup Weed-Killer Litigation

The class action settlement, which faces judicial scrutiny and the potential that objectors could unravel the deal, includes a controversial science panel that some lawyers criticized. The deal also provides up to $150 million in attorney fees.
6 minute read

Law.com

Bayer Agrees to Pay Up to $10.9B to Resolve Roundup Lawsuits

On Wednesday, Bayer announced the agreements, which resolve 75% of an estimated 125,000 Roundup claims, some of which haven't been filed in court. Bayer also agreed to resolve lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and PCB water contamination.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Class Action Alleges Sugarcane Growers Took Less Care When Burning Fields in Poor Neighborhoods

The lawsuit alleges that the smoke from the millions of acres of burning sugarcane exposes residents to a wide range of pollutants.
4 minute read

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