https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/02/28/california-judge-reduces-332m-roundup-verdict-to-28m/
John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego County Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright on Monday denied Monsanto’s posttrial motions and upheld the Oct. 31 verdict, but found the punitive damages were unconstitutional.
February 28, 2024 at 01:46 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Monsanto praised the 90% reduction in punitive damages but planned to appeal, citing ‘significant and reversible legal and evidentiary errors.’
- The judge found punitive damages were warranted, however, because there was ‘ample evidence of Monsanto engaging in highly reprehensible conduct.’
- On Tuesday, a Philadelphia judge upheld a $175 million Roundup verdict, declining to reduce punitive damages.
A California judge upheld a Roundup verdict but reduced the $332 million in damages to $28 million after finding the award was unconstitutional.
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Kevin Enright on Monday denied Monsanto’s posttrial motions and upheld the Oct. 31 verdict, one of several big jury awards over Roundup in the past six months.
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