Jury Awards $2 Billion to Couple that Claim Weed Killer Caused Cancer — Here's How to Limit Your Exposure
A California jury has awarded a couple$2 billion in a lawsuit against Monsanto. The couple claims that the company’s Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. This follows a case in which a terminally ill California man won a $289 million settlementfrom the controversial chemical manufacturer after a judge agreed that Roundup caused the man’s cancer. The lawsuit opened the floodgates for more litigationagainst Monsanto— which denies that the weed killer causes cancer and plans to appeal the verdict — and its use of the chemical glyphosate in Roundup....