Jury: Monsanto to Pay $2 Billion in Weed Killer Cancer Case
German chemical giant Bayer owns Monsanto and said it will appeal.
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Jury: Roundup Weed Killer Major Factor in Man’s Cancer
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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?
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?
Hillary Clinton never sat on Monsanto's board of directors, nor does she maintain any known fundraising ties with the agribusiness giant.
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
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Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
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