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Monsanto Verdicts Featured in Law360 Release as a ‘Top Product Liability Case’
The Monsanto case verdicts have been included in Law360’s Top Product Liability Cases of 2019. The legal news service’s midyear review details how damages were sought against Monsanto for failing to warn consumers of the risk of cancer caused by Roundup use and exposure. The verdicts featured in the Law360 review are just the first… Read more →
Bayer’s Move to Abandon Glyphosate Is a Step in the Right Direction – Next They Should Admit Wrongdoing
Bayer was once unwavering in their support of glyphosate. But now? They are finally taking a step in the right direction: one that moves away from the dangerous herbicide. Over the past several years, Miller Firm has proudly led the fight against Roundup. Roundup is the most popular household weedkiller in the nation. It’s also… Read more →
Bayer and Other Weedkiller Brands to Move Away from Glyphosate Ahead of 2022 EU Registration
Bayer was once unwavering in their support of glyphosate. But now? They are finally taking a step in the right direction: one that moves away from the dangerous herbicide. Over the past several years, Miller Firm has proudly led the fight against Roundup. Roundup is the most popular household weedkiller in the nation. It’s also… Read more →
Mediator Appointed for Monsanto Roundup MDL (Multi-District Litigation) – Here’s What You Should Know
Mediator Appointed for Monsanto Roundup MDL (Multi-District Litigation) – Here’s What You Should Know A California federal judge has appointed high-profile mediator, Ken Feinberg, in the Multi-District Litigation against Monsanto over their Roundup weed-killer. This decision comes in the midst of a heated battle between the chemical conglomerate and countless individuals who developed cancer after… Read more →
Pilliod Trial Verdict Sets Precedent – $2 Billion Judgement Sends Message to Monsanto
Miller Firm was proud to achieve another historic victory against Roundup, helping our clients seek the justice they deserve. Juries across the nation continue to deliver guilty verdicts against Monsanto, the company behind the household weed-killer Roundup. Most recently, an Oakland, CA jury ordered Monsanto to pay $2 billion in damages to our clients—a couple… Read more →
Plaintiff Prevails in First Multi District Litigation Trial
On March 27, 2019 a San Francisco jury ruled in favor of Plaintiff Edward Hardeman over Monsanto related to allegations that Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The unanimous decision by the jury included an award of $5 million dollars in compensatory damages along with $75 million dollars in punitive damages. The case was the 2nd… Read more →
Monsanto’s Roundup Likely Caused Cancer
A California federal jury found Tuesday that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller was likely a substantial factor in causing a man’s cancer….
Third Roundup Cancer Trial Begins on March 25 in Oakland, California
March 8, 2019 – Oakland, California – – The trial of Pilliod v. Monsanto Company (now Bayer) begins with jury selection on Monday, March 25, 2019, in Superior Court of California for the County of Alameda before Judge Winifred Smith. Attorneys for the plaintiffs anticipate the trial will last about a month. Pilliod v. Monsanto… Read more →
A Newly Peer-reviewed And Published Study Reports That Individuals Exposed to Roundup Have A 41% Increase Of Developing non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup – one of the most widely used herbicides in the US. First registered for use here in 1974 is linked to a 41% increase of cancer. In the study, the scientists “conducted a new meta-analysis that included the most recent update of the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) cohort published… Read more →
How an Internet Platform Galvanized the Alt-Right/Neo-Nazi Movement in America
It has been more than a year since the tragic events of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Members of the Alt-Right and Neo- Nazi movement who participated in the violence had descended on Charlottesville from all regions of the United States. To Read the Full Article Click Here
Dave Dickens Miller Firm Attorney For Lee Johnson Named To Trial Team of the Year
Dave Dickens of the Miller Firm, LLC has been awarded the 2019 Trial Team of the Year award by the National Trial Lawyers Organization. The prestigious award is for Dave and the Trial Team’s efforts in obtaining a $289,000,000 verdict for Lee Johnson against Monsanto for claims related to Roundup causing Mr. Johnson’s cancer. “We… Read more →
THE MILLER FIRM WINS HISTORIC $289 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST MONSANTO IN THE FIRST ROUNDUP CASE DECIDED BY A JURY
On August 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Lee Johnson finding that: Monsanto knew or should have known that its weed-killer Roundup can cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); Monsanto failed to adequately warn Mr. Johnson of this risk, and Mr. Johnson’s cancer was caused by his exposure to Roundup…. Read more →
Roundup Lymphoma Cases Given Green Light by Federal Court
On July 10, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (in MDL 2741) denied Monsanto’s Summary Judgment Motion, allowing hundreds of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases to proceed toward trial. Monsanto had successfully requested that the Court “bifurcate” the case; to oversimplify, Plaintiffs were required to get past a “general causation” challenge. The… Read more →
The Miller Firm begins world’s first Roundup trial in San Francisco
The Miller Firm serves as lead trial counsel in the first Roundup / Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma case to go to trial. Trial began June 18, 2018, and the Plaintiff is currently putting on evidence in his “case in chief.” The trial has been covered extensively by most national and international news outlets. It is generally considered… Read more →