“This is a company that has always put profits ahead of public safety, and today, Monsanto has finally been held accountable.”
By Common Dreams. Published 8-10-2018
In an historic victory for those who have long sought to see agrochemical giant Monsanto held to account for the powerful company’s toxic and deadly legacy, a court in California on Friday found the corporation liable for damages suffered by a cancer patient who alleged his sickness was directly caused by exposure to the glyphosate-based herbicides, including the widely used weedkiller Roundup.
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