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Bayer to pay $2.25B after jury says Roundup weed killer gave man cancer
BAYRYBayer(BAYRY) New York Post·2024-01-30 15:54

Bayer was ordered to pay 2.25billionafteraPennsylvaniajuryunanimouslyruledthatitsRoundupweedkillergaveamancancer.JohnMcKivinson,49,whowasdiagnosedwithnonHodgkinslymphoma,suedRoundupmakerMonsantoanditscorporateparent,Bayer,sayinghedevelopedthecancerafterusingtheherbicideonhispropertyfortwodecades.Themassivepayoutincludes2.25 billion after a Pennsylvania jury unanimously ruled that its Roundup weed killer gave a man cancer.John McKivinson, 49, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, sued Roundup maker Monsanto and its corporate parent, Bayer, saying he developed the cancer after using the herbicide on his property for two decades.The massive payout includes 2 billion in punitive damages, McKivinson’s attorneys at Kline & Specter told The Post on Tuesday.Jury members also found that Monsant ...