Spokesman:  Bayer May Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Avoid Glyphosate Cancer Award

Mealey's (November 4, 2020, 1:51 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A spokesman for Bayer Corp., the parent company that owns Monsanto Co., on Nov. 3 said that following a California appellate panel’s issuance of remittitur in the glyphosate cancer case brought by DeWayne Johnson, who won $20,506,418.64 for his injuries, Monsanto is weighing the possibility of filing a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court as part of the company’s opposition to the verdict (DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Co., Nos. A155940 and A156706, Calif. App., 1st Dist.)....