US jury orders Monsanto to pay $857M

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 20, 2023 12:16 am

LOS ANGELES, California: A US jury on Monday ordered chemical company Monsanto to pay $857 million to seven people at a school in the western state of Washington who said they were sickened by chemicals leaking from light fittings.

The ruling is the latest legal setback for Monsanto, which is already grappling with hefty legal bills after losing court cases over its glyphosate-based weed-killer Roundup.

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