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Lawsuit says calves taken from mothers at Organic Valley farm
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Organic Valley milk is not produced through humane methods, a recently filed class action lawsuit says. -
Jury awards $2.6 million In Zoom asbestos trial
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California jury awarded $2.6 million to a former Navy admiral in an asbestos case that featured a trial over Zoom that the defendant tried to stop after the plaintiff engaged in an online conversation with jurors. -
Zoom asbestos trial nears verdict while another starts
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The third virtual asbestos trial in Northern California starts Monday, while jurors are scheduled to resume deliberations in the second. -
Appeals court asked to halt asbestos trial after plaintiff's friendly, private chat with jurors
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – An asbestos defendant is appealing the rejection of its request for a mistrial after the plaintiff was left alone in a Zoom chatroom with the jury. -
First asbestos trials on Zoom marred by distracted jurors and technical problems, defendants complain
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Jurors are working on other things, joking with plaintiffs and possibly asleep during the first virtual asbestos trials caused by the coronavirus pandemic, say the companies facing millions of dollars in liability. -
Bayer on reported multibillion-dollar Roundup proposal: No comment on 'rumors or speculation'
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Bayer will not comment on "rumors and speculation," the company said following a report that it has proposed a multibillion-dollar global settlement over claims that the use of its weedkiller causes cancer. -
Bayer hires outside counsel as pressure grows following jury verdicts and continuing share loss
FRANKFORT, Germany (Legal Newsline) – Chemical and agri-business conglomerate Bayer has hired outside counsel and set up a committee in response to lawsuits and its falling share price in the face of thousands of claims that a key ingredient of its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. -
Bayer urges judge to reverse verdict or order new trial in Pilliod cancer case against Monsanto
Bayer has filed multiple post-trial motions urging California Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith to reverse last month’s verdict or order a new trial in the case of Pilliod v. Monsanto. -
Monsanto expert witness says human body repels glyphosate - 'confident there's no hazard'
OAKLAND – The third trial against Monsanto wrapped its sixth week as the discussion of whether or not Roundup use was a substantial factor in causing a Northern California couple’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma continued, bringing Monsanto’s expert witnesses to the stand.