Politics Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Mar 24 Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide. The agrochemical giant says it will appeal the verdict. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
World Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's…
Nation May 13 Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto's third such loss in California since August. By Associated Press
Oct 10 California judge will order new trial over jury's $289 million Roundup award By Associated Press San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos said in a tentative ruling Wednesday that she would order a new trial in a $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto brought by a school groundskeeper who says Roundup weed-killer caused his… Continue reading
Aug 11 Jury awards $289 million to man who blames Roundup for cancer By Paul Elias, Associated Press Dewayne Johnson, 46, alleges that heavy contact with the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Continue reading
Sep 20 Monsanto, Bayer officials defend proposed $66 billion merger By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press "I'm afraid this consolidation wave has become a tsunami," the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said at the start of Tuesday's hearing. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 3:44 News Wrap: U.S. and Israel agree to record aid deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. signed an aid agreement with Israel that’s worth $38 billion over 10 years. The ceremony took place at the State Department, where National Security Advisor Susan Rice remarked that it serves as a… Continue watching
Mar 29 WHO: Long-cleared Roundup ingredient 'probably' causes cancer By Megan Thompson The World Health Organization announced findings that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp line of pesticides, is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”… Continue reading