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Judge Vince Chhabria

450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102

Roundup, talc cases force question: What if juries get the science wrong?

By Daniel Fisher | Monday, Jul 22, 2019 @ 11:25am

SAN FRANCISCO – On one coast, Bayer AG is fighting to reverse eye-popping jury verdicts based on a contested theory Roundup herbicide made by its Monsanto unit causes cancer. On the other, Johnson & Johnson begins hearings this week in federal court in New Jersey over its request to exclude more than 20 expert witnesses plaintiff lawyers need to prove their case that Johnson’s Baby Powder is contaminated with deadly asbestos and can cause ovarian cancer.
EPA reaffirms the safety of herbicide glyphosate - 'no risk to public health'

By Rich Peters | Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 6:39am

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a statement Tuesday that there are “no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label” and that “glyphosate is not a carcinogen.”
Jury finds Roundup was substantial factor in causing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; But Bayer stands by product heading into phase 2

By Rich Peters | Tuesday, Mar 19, 2019 @ 6:48pm

After nearly a week of deliberation, a San Francisco federal jury found that the Monsanto product Roundup was a “substantial factor” in causing a Northern California man’s non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.