Monsanto News

Monsanto Verdict Upheld, Award Cut to $78M

A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict that found Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but she slashed the amount of money to be paid from $289 million to $78 million. In denying Monsanto’s request for …

Monsanto Reviews Mine Safety After Idaho Accident

Monsanto Co. mining officials are investigating the engineering and safety of the water treatment system at its new phosphate mine after a holding pond sprung a leak and dumped water and sediment into a nearby wetland. Monsanto reported the March …

West Virginia Judge OKs Settlements in Agent Orange Suit

A West Virginia judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto burned dioxin wastes, polluting the area with unsafe levels of the chemical. Putnam County Circuit Judge Derek Swope gave …

West Virginia Jury to Weigh Chemical Plant Testing

A West Virginia jury will have to decide whether the owners of a former chemical plant should pay to test thousands of current and former Nitro residents for disease. The Charleston Gazette reported that a 2004 class-action suit alleges that …