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The Legal Intelligencer

Monsanto Claims Dozens of Bad Rulings Led to $2.25B Roundup Verdict

More than half of Monsanto's 175-page motion revolved around claims that Schulman made dozens of erroneous rulings, many of which related to what evidence was and was not permitted at trial.
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Daily Report Online

Bayer's Monsanto Loses Federal Preemption Appeal Over Roundup—Again

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that the EPA's registration of Roundup did not carry the "force of law" that preempted Georgia plaintiff John Carson's claims.
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New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey: A New Venue for Monsanto Roundup Trials?

Motley Rice's Daniel Lapinski filed the Jan. 22 request for multicounty litigation designation of 10 Roundup cases, all of which were filed in New Jersey state courts since Dec. 18, 2023.
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National Law Journal

SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule Draws Concern From Left-Leaning Senators

The SEC's regulation should "not burden small businesses in a public company's supply chain," Sens. Jon Tester and Krysten Sinema told the agency.
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Legaltech News

CLM Provider Evisort Launches Document X-Ray, a Gen AI Custom Model Builder

Evisort's Document X-Ray turns users' natural language questions about their contracts into custom, artificial intelligence models that can automatically populate data fields for any agreements.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila.'s Third Roundup Trial Kicks Off With Team Behind $175M Verdict at the Helm

"If they can enrage you and inflame you and make you mad, you won't care," Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner Michael Brown said.
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The Recorder

Roundup Plaintiffs Win Streak Ends: California Jury Sides With Monsanto

A jury in San Benito County Superior Court rendered a defense verdict on Dec. 22 in the latest Roundup trial, ending a streak of five plaintiffs' awards totaling more than $2 billion.
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Law.com

Why Jurors Shifted on Roundup Verdicts, and What's Next for Monsanto in 2024

With nine defense verdicts in a row, Bayer was headed well into 2023 with an unstoppable record in trials over Monsanto's Roundup. Then, the momentum stopped with five verdicts totaling more than $2 billion.
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The Recorder

Monsanto's Key Roundup Expert in Hot Seat Over 'Bad Luck' Cancer Research

Dr. Cristian Tomasetti, a general causation expert for Monsanto in numerous Roundup trials, was questioned on Tuesday at a "Daubert" hearing before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury's $3.5M Verdict Marks Fifth Consecutive Win for Roundup Plaintiffs

The verdict marks the fifth consecutive trial win for Roundup plaintiffs in the last month and a half.
4 minute read

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