"Landmark Verdict: California Man Wins $332 Million in Lawsuit Against Monsanto's Roundup Weedkiller"

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"Landmark Verdict: California Man Wins $332 Million in Lawsuit Against Monsanto's Roundup Weedkiller"
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A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who claimed that Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup caused his cancer. The man, Mike Dennis, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2020 and alleged that his cancer was a result of using Roundup for decades. The jury found that Monsanto failed to warn consumers of Roundup's risks and awarded Dennis $7 million in compensatory damages and $325 million in punitive damages. Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, plans to appeal the verdict.

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