Parties Debate Expedited Trial In Couple’s Glyphosate Cancer Case Against Monsanto

Mealey's (October 11, 2018, 1:06 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California state court judge, following arguments on Oct. 9, has set a hearing for November to consider more testimony regarding whether a couple who contends that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s herbicide Roundup, has caused them both to develop cancer should be granted an expedited trial due to their deteriorating health, the couple’s attorney said (Alva Pilliod v. Monsanto Company, No. RG17862702, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.)....