Marietta, GA— Jurors on Friday handed down a $2 billion verdict against Monsanto after finding the company and its Roundup-brand weed killer responsible for a Georgia man’s cancer, in what his attorneys say is the first such case to go to trial in a Georgia state court. Barnes v. Monsanto Co., 21-A-444.
Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Barnes v. Monsanto Co.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Isaacks v. Terumo, Colorado
Woburn, MA— Jurors this week handed down a $40.57 million verdict against the nation’s two largest cigarette companies, after finding them responsible for a Massachusetts smoker’s fatal lung cancer. Amaral v. Philip Morris, et al., 2181CV000062.
Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Amaral v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds
