Monsanto Ordered to Pay $2.1B
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Monsanto parent ordered to pay nearly $2.1B in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
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A jury in Georgia orders Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s weed killer caused his cancer.
The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide.
The penalties awarded include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages.
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