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Mass Roundup Settlement Could Test the Limits of Tort Law
Even if Bayer decides to settle, Feinberg might have a difficult time devising a fair system to pay claimants given the lack of scientific evidence.
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Roundup Jury Awards $2 Billion After Lawyers Shift Burden of Proof to Monsanto
As reported on Legal Newsline: San Francisco, May 14: On April 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used weedkiller Roundup, to be safe. Less than two weeks later, a California jury ordered Bayer AG to pay $2 billion to a couple who Read more…
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Talc Expert Lied, J&J Says In Motion to Dismiss Case
As reported on Legal Newsline: NEW YORK, May 7, 2019 – A prolific expert whose testimony is vital to asbestos lawsuits over talcum powder lied on the stand and failed to disclose the questionable history behind his most important samples, Johnson & Johnson said in a motion to dismiss a Read more…