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REVERSED: $3.2M Award Undone Amid Lengthy Dissent Over Stray Cow

The trial court found Victor Ybarra's testimony uncredible; the testimony of an interested witness raises a fact issue, and whether to credit that testimony is a question for the factfinder, Justice Gordon Goodman noted in his dissent.
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The Recorder

In Trial Openings, Plaintiffs Present New Allegations About 'What's Really in the Bottle of Roundup'

Plaintiffs' lawyers focused on more than glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, in attempting to convince jurors in two separate trials that the pesticide causes cancer.
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Law.com

Another Roundup Trial Opens in Missouri. 'He Saw a TV Commercial.'

James Bennett, of St. Louis-based Dowd Bennett, told jurors on Wednesday that Roundup did not cause plaintiff Mark McCostlin's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
3 minute read

Law.com

Syngenta Says Paraquat Researcher May Have Collaborated With Lawyers, Journalists

The New York neurologist, Dr. Earl Ray Dorsey, 'was never instructed, coached, or encouraged to prepare his article,' his lawyers responded this week in court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rejects Jurisdictional Challenge Grounded in 'Mallory' Uncertainty

Syngenta's arguments sought to capitalize on the possibility left open by the U.S. Supreme Court that Pennsylvania's consent by registration statute may still ultimately be struck down.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defendants Likely to Adopt This Jurisdiction Challenge While 'Mallory' Questions Loom

Defendants in Philadelphia's Paraquat mass tort say the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding Pennsylvania's consent by registration statute doesn't change their stance that out-of-state plaintiffs can't sue them in the Keystone State.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

This Small Law Firm Is Investing Big—in Artificial Intelligence

Attorney Dustin M. Robinson has hired a programmer to develop a customized tool, which he plans to share with other law firms.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Owner of Gigantic Tract of California Land Rehires Former GC

Tejon Ranch, which abruptly parted ways with its last legal chief last month, has rehired Michael Houston, snagging him from the nation's largest municipal planning agency.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Better-for-You CPG: Venture Considerations & Opportunities

There are legal considerations that businesses should consider when it comes to marketing and selling better-for-you products to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. It is essential to be aware of the labeling and advertising regulations.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Mulls UM Coverage in Case Over Farm Insurance Policy Interpretation

Duty to read, dual agency and interpretation of case law converge in an auto tort where a tractor was rear ended by an uninsured car.
5 minute read

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