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Plaintiff's pathologist tells jury Roundup is lethal mixture in St. Louis Co. trial
An expert witness appearing for a plaintiff suing Monsanto claiming its weed killer Roundup caused her cancer said the substance is toxic, while defense attorneys said cancer occurs naturally. -
Epidemiologist tells jury in Missouri Monsanto Roundup trial defense attorney statistics off-base
In a lawsuit launched by a woman claiming the weed killer Roundup caused her cancer attorneys sparred on Friday over whether cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma went up alongside a big increase in use of the product. -
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announces Federal Court Grants Attorney General Bailey’s Request to Halt WOTUS Rule
In a major win for Missouri famers, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has granted his motion for preliminary injunction halting President Biden’s unconstitutional Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. -
Attorney General Bailey Recaps First Month in Office
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recapped his first month in office. -
Monsanto trial to go to jury after defense witness tells court plaintiffs’ cancer likely from cell replication, not Roundup
After questioning an oncology professor called as an expert witness on Tuesday and Wednesday, defense attorneys rested their case and now a lawsuit accusing Monsanto of causing the cancers of three plaintiffs with its weed killer Roundup will go to a jury to decide. -
Missouri Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration for Reinstating California-Specific Exemption in Clean Air Act
Missouri Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration for Reinstating California-Specific Exemption in Clean Air Act/ -
Moderator and presenter, International Biomass Conference & Expo on March 15-16, 2022
Moderator and presenter, International Biomass Conference & Expo on March 15-16, 2022. -
Jury decides asbestos in Ford brake drums caused man’s mesothelioma, awards $20 million
On Thursday a jury decided that Ford brake drums containing asbestos caused a man to develop mesothelioma 53 years later and awarded William Trokey and his wife Kathy $10 million each. -
EPA project manager discusses details of cleaning up two Missouri superfund waste sites
Several steps need to be taken before actual cleanup begins around two Missouri superfund waste sites that were included in a $1 billion funding package approved by Congress last year, according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ). -
Two Missouri superfund waste sites are on EPA's list for cleanup
Community engagement is required to keep things moving now that the EPA has earmarked $1 billion for superfund waste sites -
Bayer talks ending retail sales of weedkiller in the U.S. after federal judge rejects $2 billion settlement
After a federal judge rejected its attempt to settle Roundup litigation, a German chemical company announced it could potentially stop selling the weedkiller for residential use in the United States. -
Roundup settlement would net plaintiffs average of $60K; Lawyers could take $3 billion in fees
ST. LOUIS - An average of more than $60,000 will be paid out to plaintiffs claiming they were harmed by the weedkiller Roundup, but it is unclear how the money will be divided up. Lawyers for plaintiffs, on the other hand, will receive between 25 and 33 percent in fees, or close to $3 billion, plus costs. -
Bayer 'pleased' by federal government's amicus brief in company appeal of $25M Roundup verdict
WASHINGTON – Bayer AG is encouraged by 16 amicus briefs, including those filed by the federal government and seven U.S. states, in the company's appeal of a $25 million judgment in favor of a California man who claims the weed killer Roundup caused his cancer. -
Mass tort litigation proliferates as ad spending by lawyers increases; FTC keeping watch over lead generators
Observers say murky relationship between lead generators and lawyers needs to be examined. -
Farmers have few practical alternatives to Roundup, but still have faith in the weed killer, Farm Bureau president says
JEFFERSON CITY – Despite tens of thousands of lawsuits and well orchestrated advertising campaigns from plaintiff lawyers, farmers in Missouri still put their faith in Roundup and have little in the way of alternatives, an agriculture advocate said during a recent interview. -
St. Louis airport continues to monitor legislation that would label chemical in firefighting foam as toxic
ST. LOUIS – Airports around the country are watching Washington, D.C. to see if Congress will regulate per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are chemicals used in firefighting foam. -
Attorney on Roundup cases: 'Focusing on the science can be difficult for a jury'
JEFFERSON CITY – There have been three trials in California against Bayer that have sided with plaintiffs over their allegations that the glyphosate in the herbicide Roundup caused cancer despite regulatory agencies concluding that glyphosate is not harmful to humans. -
Recent verdicts in Roundup cases may indicate juries are losing trust in regulators
JEFFERSON CITY – Are recent verdicts faulting Bayer and its Roundup product an indication that juries no longer trust the determinations of regulatory agencies regarding product safety? -
Business group hopes Bayer gets fair shake in upcoming Roundup trial; Also fighting Calif. Prop 65
JEFFERSON CITY – Associated Industries of Missouri (AIM) President Ray McCarty believes the facts and data in any cases alleging harm from the use of herbicide ingredient glyphosate should be closely examined and given weight no matter where those cases are tried. -
Case over alleged radioactive contamination from West Lake Landfill sent back to state court
ST. LOUIS – A federal court in St. Louis has remanded a class action suit involving alleged radioactive contamination from the West Lake Landfill back to a circuit court.