Education Law,
Civil Rights
Apr. 15, 2019
Weedkiller cancer lawsuits unlikely to settle, professor says
A U.S. judge put on hold the next in a series of trials over whether Monsanto’s popular weedkillers cause cancer. The judge said he wanted to give both sides time to talk settlement. But at least one legal expert doubts the litigation is ripe for a deal.




A federal judge put the next in a series of cases arguing Monsanto's popular weed killers cause cancer on hold, saying he wanted to give both sides a chance to talk settlement. But at least one legal expert doubts the time is ripe for a deal.
"They don't yet understand the full scope of liability," said Loyola School of Law professor Adam Zimmerman.
The Bayer-AG owned company might still hope to pi...
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