Glyphosate A ‘Substantial Factor’ In Causing Cancer, Jury Says; Trial Continues

(March 20, 2019, 9:02 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A jury in a federal bellwether glyphosate cancer trial in California on March 19 found that the chemical, which is the active ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s herbicide Roundup, was “a substantial factor” in causing the plaintiff’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma.  Phase 2 of the trial, to determine liability and damages, is slated to begin March 20 (In re:  Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741, N.D. Calif.)....