Case Description
In the firm's second trial against Bayer/Monsanto, Jason Itkin, Noah Wexler, and Roland Christensen, along with Thomas R. Kline, Chris Gomez, Melissa Merck, and Toby L. Millrood of Kline & Specter, won another historic verdict for a victim of Roundup, the world's most widely used herbicide. Our firm's relentless dedication to the truth led to the $2.25 billion verdict.
For decades, Monsanto had concealed the fact that Roundup can cause cancer. Bayer has maintained that Roundup is fundamentally safe to use despite a growing body of scientific evidence that it can cause cancer, specifically non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Our client, John, used Roundup at both home and work, which exposed him to far higher levels of glyphosate than most people experience. John felt he had nothing to fear because Monsanto had publicly said Roundup was safe, even though its internal scientists knew it was not.
Our team presented John's story to a jury that considered the evidence carefully before deciding John should receive $250 million in compensation and awarding $2 billion in punitive damages against Monsanto/Bayer to deter them from their bad conduct.
This is the largest verdict against Monsanto or Bayer for Roundup. Our firm was proud to help John and others hold one of the world's largest companies accountable for deceptively poisoning Americans.