The following extracts and summarizes from the 105 page appeal of an unfavorable verdict in the federal San Francisco District Court. Plaintiff Edwin Hardeman sued Monsanto, alleging that his use of glyphosate to treat weeds and other vegetation on his property — which spanned many years and ended in 2012…

Harvard epidemiologist, Dr. Lorelei Mucci, testified during the Pilliod v. Monsanto trial that two recent “pooled” population or epidemiological studies conclusively demonstrated there is no association between glyphosate based formulations (GBFs) such as Roundup and Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). The two pooled studies represent a body of evidence more than…

Considerable media attention has been directed at the so-called Roundup trials in which plaintiffs allege the use of glyphosate formulations such as Roundup caused Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). The media headlines and accompanying narratives emphasize the plight of the plaintiffs, potential liability for Monsanto/Bayer and attention-getting claims and counter-claims from the…

Widespread attention has focused on current Roundup trials involving claims the extensively used Monsanto herbicide causes Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). The lawsuits are all filed in the U.S. …

“The art of junk science is to brush away just enough detail to reach desired conclusions, while preserving enough to maintain an aura of authoritative science.” This statement by Peter William Huber in his 1991 book Galileo’s Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom was never more evident than in current…

A late March start date is scheduled for a California state court trial of plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, against Monsanto/Bayer claiming 26–35 years of Roundup herbicide use on four properties caused each to incur different types of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). …

A late March start date is scheduled for a California state court trial of plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, against Monsanto/Bayer claiming 26–35 years of Roundup use on four properties caused each to incur different types of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). Background information regarding case is limited as court documents are…

(Motion of defense attorneys is normal motion for placing on the trial record points/issues for subsequent appeal, but also provides succinct summary of major evidence.) As conveyed on the record at the close of Plaintiff’s case and at the conclusion of all evidence, Monsanto moves for a directed verdict in…

During the first federal class action case against Monsanto/Bayer for allegedly causing Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) through use of a glyphosate based herbicide such as Roundup, two episodes stood out as peculiar. …