Jurors give $289 million to a man they say got cancer from Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller

[ThrobbingHood]

(CNN) — San Francisco jurors just ruled that that Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world, gave a former school groundskeeper terminal cancer.

So they awarded him $289 million in damages -- mostly to punish the agricultural company Monsanto.

Dewayne Johnson's victory Friday could set a massive precedent for thousands of other cases claiming Monsato's famous herbicide causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Johnson's case was the first to go to trial because doctors said he was near death. And in California, dying plaintiffs can be granted expedited trials.

Dewayne Johnson reacts after hearing the verdict in a California superior court.


CNN reported last year that more than 800 patients were suing Monsanto, claiming Roundup gave them cancer.

Since then, hundreds more plaintiffs -- including cancer patients, their spouses or their estates -- have also sued Monsanto, making similar claims.

After three days of deliberations this week, the jury at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco awarded Johnson $250 million in punitive damages and about $39 million in compensatory damages.

It won't change the fact that Johnson's two sons might lose their dad soon. But it will help them live more comfortably, Johnson's attorney Timothy Litzenburg said.

Doctors weren't sure Johnson would live long enough to see his trial.

Jurors give $289 million to a man they say got cancer from Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller - CNN

 

[get these nets]

sad shyt

 

[alpo]

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Good!

Now use that money to get the best healthcare he can get.

Im sure theres some resources out there that can cure anything for people who got that paper/elite that they dont advertise to the general public.

 

[jdubnyce]

damn...i've used roundup , and other weed killers (Scotts, Par3)

 

[broller]

That's sad that he will die, but a huge come up for his 2 sons. I hope they end up becoming billionaires off of that lump sum.

 

[ORDER_66]

I hope his sons...use that money wisely... fukk monsanto they ruin everyone's lives and they need to be stopped.

 

[the cac mamba]

That's sad that he will die, but a huge come up for his 2 sons. I hope they end up becoming billionaires off of that lump sum.

monsanto will appeal, juries usually award ridiculous sums that get negotiated down. i dont say that to minimize what happened to dude, but this company is not gonna pay anyone 3 hundred million dollars in cash

probably end up being around 10 million to each son after taxes and lawyers

 

[L&HH]

They saying he probably going die by 2020. Sad shyt, imagine knowing the timeline of when you going clockout

 

[I Really Mean It]

He's still young. All the money in the world isn't enough. Doubt he even cares about the money. fukk those demons.

 

[The God Poster]

Shyt sucks ....damn shame. Stuff like this should be avoidable as I'm sure they're a billion dollar company.

 

[MyMindWarpsandBends]

Good!

Now use that money to get the best healthcare he can get.

Im sure theres some resources out there that can cure anything for people who got that paper/elite that they dont advertise to the general public.

Came in this thread just to say this. The survival rate goes down just a lil bit every year with non-Hodgkins lymphoma but even at stage 4 he could still beat it with the right treatment, and with that amount of money getting the best treatment and doctors won’t be a problem

 

[Reece]

Not worth it but atleast his kids will be right but it’s not worth it still

 

[newworldafro]

Glysophate is the main ingredient in Roundup,which has been discussed for years all over the alt/Indy media.

It's a poisonous carcinogen

It's sprayed in the cotton put on tampons.Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate Linked to Infertility Found in 85% of Tampons

In vaccines, Glyphosate Found in Childhood Vaccines

Just regular fruits and vegetables
Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show

Alex Jones/InfoWars been taking about this shiit for years. I'm mentioning him in the week he was removed from major platforms , cause this is his biggest impact, when he talks about the stories mainstream corporate media will not touch with a 29 foot pole. What they call conspiracy theories is usually shedding light on stories or providing angles on stories they will not touch. This is just a few videos from 1, 2
and 5 years ago on glyphosate, many more out there from their camp, as well as other alt/indy media websites.




I ask y'all has NPR, FOX News, MSNBC, CNN ever had even had a 5 minute interview on glyphosate ? When was last time you heard Anderson Cooper or Rachel Maddoe or Sean Hannity mention GMOs? ......you haven't...that's the answer. Remember when Lady Obama was out there planting an organic garden at the White House A Look Back at Michelle Obama’s Vegetable Garden, One of Her First Accomplishments as FLOTUS. Well Barack hired a former head of Monsanto as a main FDA advisor.

.......I bet you didn't know that

Trump ain't any better on this issue, Pesticide ban: Court says EPA broke law on chemical harmful to babies, but this goes back to the manipulation of the mainstream corporate media. They want to censor their competition while keeping you in the dark about actual shiit that matters.

This is not the last lawsuit either. More Than 400 Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuits Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules

 

[broller]

monsanto will appeal, juries usually award ridiculous sums that get negotiated down. i dont say that to minimize what happened to dude, but this company is not gonna pay anyone 3 hundred million dollars in cash

probably end up being around 10 million to each son after taxes and lawyers

Damn. You're probably right