Edwin Hardeman v. Monsanto Company and John Does 1-50
Published: May 31, 2019 | Result Date: Mar. 27, 2019 | Filing Date: Oct. 4, 2016 |Case number: 3:16-cv-00525-VC Verdict – $80,267,634
Judge
Court
USDC Northern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Aimee H. Wagstaff
(Andrus Wagstaff PC)
Kathryn M. Forgie
(Andrus Wagstaff PC)
Jennifer A. Moore
(Moore Law Group PLLC)
David J. Wool
(Andrus Wagstaff LLP)
Defendant
Brian L. Stekloff
(Wilkinson Stekloff LLP)
Julie B. Rubenstein
(Wilkinson, Walsh & Eskovitz LLP)
Rakesh N. Kilaru
(Wilkinson Stekloff LLP)
Tamarra M. Johnson
(Wilkinson, Walsh & Eskovitz LLP)
Facts
Edwin Hardeman filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company in relation to its weed killer product, Roundup.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Hardeman contended that defendant failed to warn that its product, Roundup, could cause cancer. Hardeman additionally contended that defendant was aware of its product's carcinogenic properties but continued to promote it as safe.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the contentions.
Result
The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Hardeman and awarded him $80,267,634.10, which included $200,967 in economic damages, $3,066,667 in past non-economic damages, $2 million in future non-economic damages, and $75 million in punitive damages.
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