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Jury: Monsanto to Pay $2 Billion in Weed Killer Cancer Case

13 May 2019 German chemical giant Bayer owns Monsanto and said it will appeal.

Jury: Roundup Weed Killer Major Factor in Man’s Cancer

19 March 2019 Plaintiffs' attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto.

California Judge Will Order New Trial in $289M Roundup Award

10 October 2018 San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos wrote that plaintiff DeWayne Johnson failed to produce “clear and convincing evidence of malice or oppression” by Monsanto.

Cancer, Juries, and Scientific Certainty: The Monsanto Roundup Ruling Explained

17 August 2018 Juries sometimes render verdicts on scientific questions, but that doesn’t mean their verdict is always accepted by the scientific community at large.

Bayer to Retire Monsanto Name in Merger

4 June 2018 Bayer said that, according to the terms of the U.S. approval, it can integrate Monsanto as soon as divestments to Germany's BASF demanded by regulators have been completed.

Melania Trump Bans Monsanto Products from the White House?

4 June 2017 Reports that the first lady ordered Monsanto products removed from the White House after reading about genetically modified foods are fake news.

Is Monsanto Suppressing Evidence of a Cancerous Herbicide in Food?

16 November 2016 A laboratory test performed by food activists went viral, but its results and the allegations drawn from them were not reliable.

Monsanto Buys Whole Foods

7 July 2016 A number of blog posts objecting to the Whole Foods CEO's comments about GMO labeling rejuvenated an old rumor that Monsanto bought the grocery chain.

Zika Microcephaly Outbreak Caused by Monsanto Pesticide?

17 February 2016 An unsubstantiated theory suggesting a Monsanto pesticide caused an uptick in microcephaly births in Brazil reached a tipping point when it was promoted by George Takei.

Hillary Clinton Sat on the Monsanto Board?

8 February 2016 Hillary Clinton never sat on Monsanto's board of directors, nor does she maintain any known fundraising ties with the agribusiness giant.