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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending July 24, 2020
Pesticides/Herbicides: California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict that Bayer Liable for Glyphosate-Caused Cancer but Reduces Damages
On July 20, 2020, the California First Appellate District Court of Appeal issued an opinion affirming liability but reducing a state trial court’s 2018 jury verdict against Monsanto (purchased by Bayer in June 2018) in Johnson v. Monsanto, No. A155940. The appeals court affirmed the jury’s finding that Monsanto’s product caused Mr. Johnson’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma through nearly daily use of Round-Up while employed as a school district grounds manager but reduced the award as excessive, from $289.3 million ($39.3 million in compensatory […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review —January 16, 2020
International Trade: United States and China Sign Agreement Impacting Agricultural Exports To China
On January 15, 2020, The United States and the People’s Republic of China executed an agreement titled, “Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China,” which serves as a settlement agreement of certain enforcement actions initiated by the White House under authority of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. According to the February 27, 2019 testimony of United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer before the House and Ways Committee, such an agreement does not require […]
