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In 2016, the [[Southern District of California]] ruled that Emanuel Giglio's cancer was not Monsanto's fault and that "[[FIFRA]] preempted Giglio's claim of a failure to warn the EPA about the dangers of glyphosate".<ref>http://www.bna.com/monsanto-gets-partial-n57982071505/</ref>
In March 2017, 40 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit at the [[Alameda County Superior Court]], a branch of the [[California Superior Court]], asking for damages caused by Roundup and demanding a jury trial.<ref name="rec">{{cite news|last1=Breitler|first1=Alex|title=SJ, Lode residents among those suing Monsanto claiming Roundup linked to cancer|url=http://www.recordnet.com/news/20170327/sj-lode-residents-among-those-suing-monsanto-claiming-roundup-linked-to-cancer|accessdate=2017-04-25|publisher=''The Stockton Record''|date=2017-03-27}}</ref> On August 10, 2018, Monsanto lost the first decided case. Dewayne Johnson, who has [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma|non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], was awarded $289 million dollars in damages after a jury in [[San Francisco]] found that Monsanto had failed to adequately warn consumers of cancer risks posed by the herbicide.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world's first Roundup...| work = Reuters| accessdate = 2018-08-17| date = 2018-08-11| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit/jury-orders-monsanto-to-pay-290-million-in-california-roundup-cancer-trial-idUSKBN1KV2HB}}</ref> During [[closing argument]]s Johnson's attorney argued that "Monsanto made a choice to not put a cancer warning on the label".<ref>{{Cite AV media| people = KPIX CBS SF Bay Area| title = Closing Arguments In Monsanto Trial Underway| accessdate = 2018-08-17| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PtRUTpah8}}</ref> The company plans on appealing the [[verdict]] on the ground that the judge should have [[Admissible evidence|barred]] the scientific evidence presented by the Johnson's attorneys.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45154362|title=Weedkiller 'doesn't cause cancer' - Bayer|date=2018-08-11|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-11|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Reuters| first = Tina Bellon •| title = Legal experts: Monsanto will have a tough time appealing Roundup verdict on 'junk science' grounds| work = stltoday.com| accessdate = 2018-08-17| url = https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/legal-experts-monsanto-will-have-a-tough-time-appealing-roundup/article_f66c6312-8a38-5b0c-97fb-916d4cc66e41.html}}</ref>▼
In the ''In re: RoundUp Products Liability'' [[multidistrict litigation]] (MDL) a ''[[Daubert standard|Daubert]]'' hearing was held in March 2018 on general [[Causation (law)|causation]] as to [[non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Update on Glyphosate: The RoundUp MDL General Causation <i>Daubert</i> Hearings | accessdate = 2018-08-17| work=[[American Bar Association]] |url = https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/mass-torts/practice/2018/glyphosate-mass-torts-roundup-mdl-general-causation-daubert-hearings.html}}</ref> This case consolidated over 300 federal lawsuits that allege Monsanto did not adequately warn consumers about the risks of using RoundUp. These lawsuits were filed after the [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] released an assessment in 2015 that glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, was "probably carcinogenic" to humans. Monsanto said plaintiff's claims were based on "[[junk science]]". The company is relying on a 2017 update to the [[National Institutes of Health]]{{'}}s ''Agricultural Health Study'' (AHS).<ref>{{Cite news| title = Monsanto's Cancer Fight Judge Pictures Weed Killer Showers| work = Bloomberg.com| accessdate = 2018-08-17| date = 2018-03-14| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-14/monsanto-judge-pictures-weed-killer-showers-amid-cancer-debate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Agricultural Health Study| accessdate = 2018-08-17| url = https://aghealth.nih.gov/about/}}</ref>
▲In March 2017, 40 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit
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