Monsanto: Roundup substantial factor in man’s cancer, jury finds in key verdict

Federal jury’s decision in case of man who said he used weedkiller for decades could affect hundreds of other plaintiffs

A federal jury in San Francisco found Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide was a substantial factor in causing the cancer of a California man, in a landmark verdict that could affect hundreds of other cases.

Edwin Hardeman of Santa Rosa was the first person to challenge Monsanto’s Roundup in a federal trial and alleged that his exposure to Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that affects the immune system.

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