Litigation & Arbitration
Feb. 29, 2024
Judge reduces Monsanto damages verdict by $300M
The judge found Monsanto engaged in “highly reprehensible conduct” by intentionally marketing a defective product, but reduced the punitive damages to $21 million to comply with due process requirements.
A San Diego County judge has reduced an award against the Monsanto Company by nearly $300 million. However, one of the plaintiff’s attorneys saw a bright side in the ruling, calling it “a thoughtful opinion completely eviscerating Monsanto’s grounds for appeal.”
In his order issued Monday in a suit over the company’s Roundup brand herbicide, Judge Kevin A. Enright found Monsanto engaged in “highly reprehensible conduct” by “intentionally ma...
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