$2 BILLION VERDICT IN MONSANTO ROUNDUP CANCER LAWSUIT
A couple in Oakland, California was just awarded $2 billion in punitive damages after a jury concluded that their cancer diagnoses were caused by sustained exposure to Bayer’s Roundup weed killer. The couple will also receive $55 million to cover medical expenses and for pain and suffering. Bayer acquired Roundup weed killer last year as part of a $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, a company that was the subject of much controversy in 2013 regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs).