Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

Source: https://www.dnronline.com/, March 23, 2025
By: Wyatt Grantham-Philips

A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff.

The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide. The agrochemical giant says it will appeal the verdict, reached in a Georgia courtroom late Friday, in efforts to overturn the decision. Read more.

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