Monsanto Files Brief For Dismissal 2 Days Before Glyphosate Trial Set To Begin

Mealey's (January 17, 2020, 10:28 AM EST) -- MARTINEZ, Calif. — Monsanto Co. filed a brief in support of summary judgment dismissal in California state court on Jan. 15, just two days before the trial was slated to begin, arguing that a woman’s glyphosate cancer lawsuit is barred by the express preemption clause in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (Kathleen Caballero v. Monsanto Company, et al., No. MSC19-01821, Calif. Super., Contra Costa Co.)....