Monsanto

Trump Picks Ex-Monsanto Executive To Lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

October 29, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: October 31, 2018

President Donald Trump says he wants Aurelia Skipwith to head the Fish and Wildlife Service. Skipwith is a former executive at Monsanto, now owned by Bayer. Skipwith is a biologist and lawyer who spent more than six years at Monsanto… [read]

Judge Upholds Monsanto Glyphosate Verdict But Cuts Award to $78 Million

October 23, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: October 23, 2018

It seemed as though Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos was about to overturn the infamous $289 million verdict against Monsanto’s weed killer, glyphosate. The good news is that the San Fransico judge has upheld the ruling. The bad news is… [read]

Judge Plans To Overturn $289 Million Jury Verdict Against Monsanto

October 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: October 31, 2018

Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos said in a tentative ruling that she would likely overturn $250 million in punitive damages because there was no convincing evidence that Monsanto had knowingly manufactured a harmful product or acted “despicably” toward the plaintiff,… [read]

With 8,000 Lawsuits Pending, Bayer Claims No Buyer’s Remorse Following Monsanto Verdict

August 30, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: August 30, 2018

Bayer is dealing with the fallout from the 289 million dollar verdict against its new acquisition, Monsanto. Now that a jury has found the world’s most popular herbicide, glyphosate, guilty of causing a California man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the German pharmaceutical… [read]

Monsanto Lost! Ordered to Pay $289 million in California Roundup Cancer Trial

August 10, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: August 10, 2018

Today (Friday, August 10th) a California jury found Monsanto liable for causing cancer and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages. The jury at San Francisco’s Superior Court of California deliberated for three days. The lawsuit was filed… [read]

New Study Shows Glyphosate Does Cause Tumors and Birth Defects, and More

July 25, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Exposure to relatively small amounts of a glyphosate-based herbicide has been found to impair fertility in rats and cause birth defects including retardation and malformation in second generation offspring, according to a new study from Argentina. Argentinian researchers added glyphosate… [read]

New Study Shows RoundUp Is Not Safe At Any Level

July 9, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 9, 2018

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in RoundUp. It’s been deemed a “probable carcinogen” by the World Health Organization (WHO), but the EPA decided the product can be used on our food at “safe levels.” The EPA banned glyphosate 30 years… [read]