In Glyphosate Appeal, Attorney Says Monsanto’s Conduct ‘Not Reprehensible At All’

(June 3, 2020, 1:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An attorney for Monsanto Co. on June 2 told a California appeals panel that Monsanto’s conduct was “not reprehensible at all” and that a $78,506,418.35 glyphosate cancer verdict should be reduced because the plaintiff’s life expectancy has been shortened to less than two years.  The attorney also argued that the claim itself fails because it is preempted by California law (DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, Nos. A155940 and A156706, Calif. App., 1st Dist.)....

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