A US judge has opened the door to a possible new trial for Dewayne Johnson 's Roundup weedkiller case over the health risks posed by the product. Judge Bayer ruled groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson had not produced "clear and convincing evidence" of "malice or oppression" by Monsanto , a requirement for punitive damages. In August , Suzanne Bolanos was awarded an additional $39 million in punitive damages after a jury determined the company had failed to warn consumers of the cancer risk posed by its weedkillers. Johnson’s case, filed in 2016, was fast-tracked for trial due to the severity of his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system. The company faces 8,000 similar lawsuits in the US . Both sides have until Friday to respond to the ruling.
A US judge has opened the door to a possible new trial for Dewayne Johnson 's Roundup weedkiller case over the health risks posed by the product. Judge Bayer ruled groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson had not produced "clear and convincing evidence" of "malice or oppression" by Monsanto , a requirement for punitive damages. In August , Suzanne Bolanos was awarded an additional $39 million in punitive damages after a jury determined the company had failed to warn consumers of the cancer risk posed by its weedkillers. The company faces 8,000 similar lawsuits in the US . Both sides have until Friday to respond to the ruling.