Plaintiffs Claim Bad Evidentiary Rulings Fueled Monsanto’s First Phila. Roundup Trial Win | The Legal Intelligencer

















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The plaintiff argued in a post-trial motion that the court’s entry and application of global orders regarding evidence in Philadelphia’s Roundup trials resulted in the jury receiving a skewed picture of scientific research on the Monsanto-produced weedkiller.

March 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • The plaintiff who lost a March Roundup trial in Philadelphia claims the defense verdict was caused by a bar on key evidence.
  • The trial was the first in Philadelphia’s Roundup mass tort program to end in a Monsanto win.
  • The plaintiffs argue that errors in the court’s evidentiary rulings entitle them to a new trial.

The only plaintiff so far to lose a Philadelphia Roundup trial claims a bar on key evidence fueled the defense verdict.

Plaintiff Carl Kline argued in a post-trial motion filed March 15 that the court’s entry and application of global orders regarding evidence in Philadelphia’s Roundup trials resulted in the jury receiving a skewed picture of scientific research on the Monsanto-produced weedkiller.

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