OAKLAND, Calif. — A jury ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.05 billion to a couple who claimed the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers.Alva and Alberta Pilliod claimed they used Roundup for more than 30 years to landscape their home and other properties. They were both diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
A federal jury in San Francisco previously ordered the weed killer maker to pay a man $80 million and a San Francisco jury in August awarded $289 million to a former greenskeeper, though a judge later reduced it.German chemical giant Bayer owns Monsanto and said it will appeal.
This is what happens when corporations pay their way through regulations into full liability before a court.
Be careful what you ask for! It is difficult to create a chemical that is effective at controlling weeds while not be persistent in our environment. This is why Round up has been around for so long. So ban this compound for what?
SBerzinski Brilliant Close It Down
WTF did they do drink it? $2bn?!! A total joke.
They will appeal this...
I hope this will continue for each and everyone of the 13,000 plaintiffs, even if it means bankruptcy for Bayer
Wow wow wow
Nutty jury!
Monsanto = 👎👎👎👎👎. You want to talk about an evil corporation?
mediamonarchy 🔥✌🏻
My mother loved gardening and she bought roundup faithfully for decades. 2 yrs ago she checked in the hospital for blood clots and that was the moment she was told she had Leukemia. After 4 days of being hospitalized and diagnosed with cancer she died.
How did you come up with $2 billion?
NiggaTheory Destroy Monsanto. Burn it to the ground.
This company has been a bane for generations.
cryborg It’s also what’s causing gluten intolerance
That's weird. I thought you couldn't sue Monsanto.
Seems a reasonable amount.
That’s a lot of 💰. maga
. If roundup caused their cancer, did they follow the warning instructions. I use it but not on a windy day & wear gloves etc.
Roundup causes cancer!!!!
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Ban Monasanto, it's bad for humans, animals & our Environment. They've gotten away with destroying enough, it's time for them to be stopped & removed! Make them pay everyone DIME!
Juries are idiots who don't understand science, feel sorry for sick people, and want to stick it to whoever has deep pockets. Glyphosate does not cause cancer, period. They won't get a penny after appeals.
B...b...b...billion
preeeeeeety sure that one is gonna get appealed.
Big win
Right on. That Roundup is some evil shit. Killing all the bees too.
PardesSeleh ridiculous.
For eating drinking and joying life? (How much?).
Yeah ok. LMAO
What a great start!
What a fricking miscarriage of justice.
dmrider Where is the logic in paying two people $2 billion... and then to keep allowing Monsanto products to be on the market, pushed down people's throats? BAN MONSANTO (AKA BAYER)
All I know is, Ortho GroundClear is organic friendly... their commercial says so. And it contains Roundup, so Roundup must be safe and organic friendly.
Absolute chump change for a mega-corporation like Monsanto. Also, if you're not aware of how evil Monsanto is in agriculture and other areas, do a little reading. Horrible company with very nasty practices.
I've used round up for 30 years as a licensed applicator.
Their first problem is all of the jury is from SF I’m assuming
Roundup should be sold behind a counter and require identification.
I just chugged a gallon. Who wants to represent me?
McSercy Excellent!
seems excessive
Pennsylvania uses A LOT of roundup
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ such bullshit
Ah, when the legal system is used to circumvent scientific data. Oh, joy.
Have they changed their formula? Because its still for sale at Walmart.
Exhibit A for Tort Reform. But it's also California... In which case we also need Leftist reform.
Wow
mr_jettlife ppl bouta get paid
Holy sh*t!
There was no definitive link to round-up and cancer. In appeal they will lose most if not all the money.
tech 1 Landscaping used round up pro. I think I need to be more careful handling it or just stop using it,
Roundup is the new Cigarette
PARISDENNARD Only in California of course
Crazy
Appeal
Doesn't your genes determine how your body processes chemicals? Shouldn't the responsibility be put on the individual to know if they may have an issue, thus choose not to use the product or use added protection?
I pray my future never rests on a random group of people in California being expected to act like adults.
Monsanto causes the cancer and their good friends at Bauer sell the cancer treatment to patients; it’s about time to shut those two companies down!
Interesting that a jury found causation when most researchers haven’t.
Congratulations! Your going to die but you are now richer than many small countries.
The $2B should be shared by all involved
tconspiracyguys
RIDICULOUS!!!!
Now. Before people start freaking. monsanto will appeal and settle for much less. But the judge wants people to see this because Monsanto has been refusing to “fix” the problem.
Cancer sucks but I’d drink all the roundup for 2 billion sheesh
Wow, kind of a crazy high judgement.
'Claim' being the operative word here.
Lesson 1: Law school children. Lesson 2: No way that number sticks Lesson 3: Imagine Dr. Evil saying '$2 BILLion Dollars'. Lesson 4: Don't bathe in nor drink RoundUp. Bad things will happen.
Yet they stay open to kill others.
California is full of nuts... don’t believe me? Who is our Governor? Who are our Senators? Who’s the Speaker of the House? Shall I go on? This judgment is ludicrous. Roundup is still for sale at Home Depot in California. So is baby powder. Stupidity is for sale everywhere
Were they bathing in it, appeals for next 5 years, settle for $5m move on.
No way they will get that. I’m sure the appeal is already filed.
That's awesome I've known for years Roundup cause my cancer!
Monsanto has to round up 2 billion to pay a jury order.
Sure, and the last time a corrupt appellate judge cut the award to s**t
Are you saying our government ok'd toxic chemicals and then hid it for generations? I thought we should always trust what our government tells us is good for us.
Snatching it off my neighbor's porch now...
What did they do...drink it? Wow.
A company that attacks its own country and citizens with biological weapons, still has its product on store shelves. So now guns and Roundup can join each other in having no oversight by the Consumer Protection Acts and keep serving unreasonable risks of injury or death.
Chances this amount isn't reduced either immediately by the judge or on appeal:
Would be great if the judge doesn't reduce the jury's award this time.
It should be 500 billion..............................
Good!
You can give me cancer for $2 billion
Damnnnnnnnnnnn!
Go to law school kids
Good
They’ll never see that money
Precedent! Precedent! Precedent!
Next step... declare bankruptcy 👀
Damn should've gotten cancer. Me and my healthy lifestyle 🤦🏽♂️
Looks like Bayer bought itself billion dollar problems.
Me soaking in a tub full of Roundup tonight
wow
Now if only they would compensate the rest of the field workers.
Monsanto is the devil. Pay up assholes.
😳💰
That's a ridiculous amount
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