Photograph taken on Sunset Point Road as part of Justice for Markeis: A Legacy Never Forgotten, held on July 19, 2019. (Photo Credit: BizarreLoveTriangle, CC 4.0) When 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton went to a convenience store with his girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, 26, and their three kids on July 19, 2018, neither thought it would be their last … [Read more...]
Roundup Now Linked to Liver Disease
More bad news for Monsanto: The main active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, glyphosate, has been linked to liver disease, according to researcher at the University of California, San Diego. Lead researcher Paul Mills, the Director of UCSD's Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, found that a group of patients … [Read more...]
Monsanto Defense Attacked Scientific Witness Credibility in Pilliod Case
The legal team for Monsanto attempted a new defense strategy in the latest lawsuit claiming Roundup weed killer caused cancer, Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. In the first two trials in which terminally ill people claimed the once-popular weed killer caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure, the Monsanto’s legal team focused mainly on simply … [Read more...]
Bayer/Monsanto Hit With $2 Billion Verdict in Roundup Case
Earlier today, a jury concluded that Monsanto's Roundup caused an elderly couple to suffer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of using the herbicide. The jury awarded Alberta and Alva Pilliod a combined total of $2.055 Billion in damages. Today’s verdict in Pilliod v. Monsanto was the third consecutive loss suffered by Bayer AG, which acquired … [Read more...]
Jury Says Common Weed-Killer Roundup Contributed To Man’s Cancer
A federal jury said that the popular Monsanto weed-killer Roundup was a "substantial factor" in causing a man's cancer. Roundup's active ingredient is a widely-used agricultural pesticide called glyphosate, which has been tentatively linked to cancer. The verdict represents a major landmark in an ongoing legislative battle against Monsanto … [Read more...]
Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ Drug Cartel Boss Convicted On All 10 U.S. Charges
The world’s most infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of running a violent gang that smuggled tons of drugs into the United States, according to Reuters. Jurors in federal court in Brooklyn found Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel, guilty on all 10 counts. He faces a possible sentence of … [Read more...]
Trial Begins for Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’
Reuters reports that the trial of extradited Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is set to begin on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn. Guzman is facing drug trafficking and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors, defense lawyers and U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan will start by choosing jurors. In a trial that is expected to last for four … [Read more...]
Guilty or Not Guilty? Must We All Agree?
Opinion In April of this year, the Senate in Louisiana approved, in a 27-10 vote, a constitutional amendment that would require a unanimous jury verdict in felony cases. The vote count is significant because it was approved by one single vote more than required. The Senate needed to approve the amendment by a two-thirds majority. That means that … [Read more...]
8,000 Plaintiffs Sue Monsanto Over Cancer Causing Glyphosate
Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously. This after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers. Reuters says Monsanto was ordered on Aug. 10 to pay $289 million in damages in the first of possibly … [Read more...]
