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Details: Published on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 12:38

More than 220 Lawsuits have been filed against Monsanto in last six days

Details: Published on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:51

"More than 220 lawsuits have been filed against #Monsanto in the past 6 days in San Francisco Federal Court alone, from people who claim it failed to warn them that its #Roundup weed-killer can cause non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma." Via @CourthouseNews

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Eating GM maize sprayed with Roundup increased death rate – study

Details: Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 09:33

Male rats fed GM maize sprayed with Roundup died prematurely in EU-funded study – results were covered up

An EU-funded long-term rat feeding study found that males fed Monsanto’s GM Roundup-tolerant maize NK603 sprayed with the herbicide were significantly more likely to die before the end of the two-year experiment than males fed non-GM maize.

https://gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/18772

Bayer must pay $2bn to couple in Monsanto cancer trial, jury rules

Details: Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 09:22

A California jury has ordered Monsanto to pay more than $2bn to a couple that got cancer after using its weedkiller, marking the third and largest verdict against the company over Roundup.

source: www.theguardian.com/business/2019/may/13/monsanto-cancer-trial-bayer-roundup-couple

Bayer says Monsanto likely kept files on influential people across Europe

Details: Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 09:18

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said on Monday its Monsanto unit, which is being investigated by French prosecutors for compiling files of influential people such as journalists in France, likely did the same across Europe, suggesting a potentially wider problem.

source:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-france-monsanto-europe/bayer-says-monsanto-likely-kept-files-on-influential-people-across-europe-idUSKCN1SJ1OY?il=0

In Blow to Monsanto, India's Top Court Upholds Decision That Seeds Cannot Be Patented

Details: Published on Tuesday, 29 May 2018 19:23

In an another legal blow to Monsanto, India's Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Delhi High Court's ruling that the seed giant cannot claim patents for Bollgard and Bollgard II, its genetically modified cotton seeds, in the country.

Source: https://www.ecowatch.com/monsanto-india-cotton-patent-2566752905.html