• A Behind the Scenes Look at the Hardeman v. Monsanto Roundup Litigation and Appeal

  • Sep 28 2021
  • Length: 58 mins
  • Podcast

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Hardeman v. Monsanto Roundup Litigation and Appeal

  • Summary

  • Monsanto Co. has "stopped at nothing to deny the overwhelming scientific evidence" that its widely used and extremely profitable weed killer,  Roundup, is a "deadly product that causes cancer and ruins lives and families."

    That is according to a post written by Leslie Brueckner, Senior Attorney with Public Justice following the May 2021 Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against Monsanto, and for Edwin Hardeman, a California resident who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after decades of exposure to Roundup. The jury awarded Hardeman $5,267.634.10 in compensatory damages, and $75 million in punitive damages. The district court reduced the punitive damages award to $20 million. 

    In this inaugural episode of Justice Pod: Conversations with Public Justice Change Makers, Leslie, is joined by David J. Wool, an attorney with the Wagstaff Law Firm.  Wool and Jennifer A. Moore of the Moore Law Group, were on the trial team led by highly-regarded mass tort plaintiff attorney Aimee Wagstaff.  Public Justice's Brueckner served as co-lead appellate counsel along with Wool before the Ninth Circuit. 

    Listen to what they felt inspired the jury to return such a substantial award, how Monsanto attempted to defend its actions, what the evidence revealed, and what it was like in the courtroom with the Hardeman family when the foreman read the verdict. 

    I hope you find the episode inspiring and informative! 

    Susan Gombert
    Host of Justice Pod: 
    Conversations with Public Justice Change Makers


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