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One of the jurors from the landmark Johnson vs Monsanto case from 2018 in which the plaintiff won over $78 million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages has written an op-ed in West Hawaii Today. Dewayne Johnson contracted non-Hodgkins lymphoma after using the weed killer Roundup over a long period of time.
In the op-ed, the juror advised that Monsanto continues to appeal cases because they have not paid any of the billions of dollars being litigated in court. None of the over 19,000 cases have not reached the US Supreme Court as of yet, so Monsanto has not paid anyone. Monsanto is playing the waiting game with appeals in hopes that the litigants die in the meantime so that Monsanto does not have to pay.
We have been telling our farmers to go back to the traditional way of farming but oh no thanks to people for giving them the easiest way unknowingly the shortest way to live.
would they not still be liable to the surviving family members?
They would still be liable if the litigant has a will when he or she dies. If that happens, then they normally settle out of court.
but the survivors could still participate in the class action suit, no?
I looked this up and you are right. The estate of the person who died could continue the lawsuit.
so this stalling tactic could wind up being even worse for them. not that we want to wait that long…
Our farmers still use them. Wonder if they are aware of Monsanto’s case. I better ask our Agriculture officer, they must be aware. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome. Please share the link because you can create change for your nation.
We have been telling our farmers to go back to the traditional way of farming but oh no thanks to Monsanto for giving them the easiest way unknowingly the shortest way to live.
How sad, this company will pay!
We will have to wait for them to pay until next year.
If round ups is harmful, they should no longer be in the market.
They continue to appeal the court cases, so no action can be taken against Roundup at this time. We are all waiting for one of the cases to reach the Supreme Court so that things can finally start moving to take it off of the market.