Class Counsel Withdraws Motion For Hearing On Roundup Deal In Light Of MDL Order

Mealey's (July 8, 2020, 1:50 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys representing a proposed class exposed to the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, on July 8 announced that they are withdrawing a motion for preliminary approval of a proposed $1.1 billion settlement with Monsanto Co. in light of a ruling issued by the judge presiding over the multidistrict litigation in California federal court (In re Roundup Products Liability Litigation [Ramirez v. Monsanto], MDL 2741, N.D. Calif.)....