Monsanto:  Punitive Damages Prohibited; Glyphosate Cancer Award Should Be Reversed

Mealey's (October 16, 2020, 5:20 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Monsanto Co. on Sept. 22 filed a brief in a California appeals court contending that it should reverse a damages judgment in favor of a couple who won $86,742,310 for cancer injuries from glyphosate against Monsanto after it was reduced from the original verdict of $2,055,206,172.77.  The company insists that two briefs filed by amici show that punitive damages should be prohibited in the case (Alva Pilliod, et al. v. Monsanto Company, No. A158228, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 2)....