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Eugene

(61,593 posts)
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 05:54 PM Mar 2019

U.S. jury rules against Bayer in Roundup cancer case

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer to be a “substantial factor” in causing a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, allowing the trial to proceed into a second phase on liability and damages.

The jury in San Francisco federal court in a unanimous ruling found Roundup, one of the world’s most widely-used weed killers, to be responsible for the cancer of California resident Edwin Hardeman. It was not yet a finding of liability against Bayer, however.

The case will proceed into a second trial phase before the same jury on Wednesday to determine Bayer’s liability and potential damages.

During that phase, Hardeman’s lawyers can present evidence allegedly showing the company’s efforts to influence scientists, regulators and the public about the safety of its products, which they were not allowed to in the initial phase.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-glyphosate-lawsuit/u-s-jury-rules-against-bayer-in-roundup-cancer-case-idUSKCN1R02O3

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U.S. jury rules against Bayer in Roundup cancer case (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2019 OP
Yay !! FU Monsanto - the most evil corporation on earth!! donkeypoofed Mar 2019 #1
Gee now that Bayer and Monsanto have merged they own most of the rurallib Mar 2019 #2
And now that the patent on glyphosate PatSeg Mar 2019 #4
Yes! ZZenith Mar 2019 #3
GREAT news! bluestarone Mar 2019 #5
This shit (glyphosate)is in everything we eat. It's in our urine and our breast milk. YOHABLO Mar 2019 #6
YES!!! KT2000 Mar 2019 #7
Good! StarryNite Mar 2019 #8
Boob implant 2.0 Archae Mar 2019 #9
K&R lilactime Mar 2019 #10
Yes. The science is in and it's strong enough to show the danger. It's banned in other countries. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11
This is also an indirect win for the littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #12
I hope Bayer trev Mar 2019 #13

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
4. And now that the patent on glyphosate
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:36 PM
Mar 2019

has expired, other chemical companies can start producing their own "Roundup" products. Now lets see how fast these monstrous companies can destroy the planet. It is almost feels like a race to the Armageddon.

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
3. Yes!
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:27 PM
Mar 2019

Monsanto must die.

And Bayer used to buy prisoners from Auschwitz to test their sleeping pills on.

A pox on both their houses.

bluestarone

(16,721 posts)
5. GREAT news!
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:43 PM
Mar 2019

I fear we will win all the way to the SC, BUT will they fuck it all up? I have no doubt. This may be settled out of court i bet!

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
6. This shit (glyphosate)is in everything we eat. It's in our urine and our breast milk.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:55 PM
Mar 2019

Monsanto/Bayer should pay for all cancer treatments, at least in the U.S. (I know dream on).

KT2000

(20,544 posts)
7. YES!!!
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 07:00 PM
Mar 2019

Monsanto marketed this stuff with lies. They are still advertising this crap on TV too. Die hard users of it will never stop though. Hope the damages are high.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. Yes. The science is in and it's strong enough to show the danger. It's banned in other countries.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:14 PM
Mar 2019

It's hard to believe, but there are absolute devotees to Roundup. As if there is no substitute (there are substitutes). But the science has been in on this for a while, that there is strong enough proof of the harm it does that other countries have banned it.

People think if it's on the shelves at Home Depot, it must be safe.

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