Jury awards $2bn damages in US glyphosate trial
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Rebecca Trager2019-05-20T14:36:00
Bayer vows to appeal third defeat over Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, while experts suggest damages will likely be reduced
Bayer has faced its third legal defeat in the US in cases claiming glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. A California jury ordered the company to pay more than $2 billion (£1.55 billion) in punitive and compensatory damages to a couple, both in their 70s, who used Roundup from the 1970s until a few years ago to landscape their home and other properties. However, legal experts suggest these damages will be reduced either by the judge or during an appeal.