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Date: 08-11-2018

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Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company

San Francisco County Courthouse - San Francisco, California

Case Number: CGC16550128

Judge: Suzanne R. Bolanos

Court: Superior Court, San Francisco County, California

Plaintiff's Attorney: Brent Wisner, Mark Burton, David Dickens, Curtis Hoke, Tim Litzenburg, Mike Miller, Jeffrey Travers

Defendant's Attorney: George Lombardi, James Arthur Bruen, Martin C. Calhoun, Richard A. Clark, William J. Cople, Kirby T. Griffis, James M. Hilmert, Grant W. Hollingworth, Sarah A. Krajewski, Eric G. Lasker, Stephanie L. Salem

Description: San Francisco, CA - Jury Awards Plaintiff $289 Million in Products Liability Case

Dewayne Johnson, age 46, sued Monsanto on a product liability theory claiming that he developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as a direct result of being exposed to Monsanto's Roundup (glyphosate) at work as a groundskeeper.

Mr. Johnson claimed that Monsanto failed to warn him of the risks associated with handling Roundup and Ranger Pro as a pest control manager at the San Francisco Bay Area school district.

Monsanto denied that Roundup caused or contributed to Mr. Dewayne's fatal illness.

Monsanto produced evidence that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a slow developing form of cancer and that Dewayne's illness predated his exposure to Monsant's products and that hundreds of studies failed to develop a connection between Roundup and and the development of cancer.

Register of Actions:

2018-08-10 REMOVED FROM JURY TRIAL CALENDAR ON AUG-10-2018 IN DEPT. 504 - JURY TRIAL CONCLUDED. JURY RETURNS A VERDICT IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF. ALL TRIAL EXHIBITS AND DEPOSITIONS ARE RETURNED TO THE OFFERING PARTIES. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-10 TRIAL CONCLUDED. IN 32.0 DAYS
2018-08-10 JURY VERDICT
2018-08-10 JURY NOTES
2018-08-10 JURY INSTRUCTIONS
2018-08-09 JURY TRIAL HELD ON AUG-09-2018 IN DEPT. 504: JURY DELIBERATIONS RESUME (DAY 2). JURY TRIAL CONTINUED TO AUG-10-2018 AT 9:00 AM. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-09 ORDER ON MONSANTO'S MOTION TO STRIKE TESTIMONY OF PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT DR. WILLIAM R. SAWYER View
2018-08-09 REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (TRANSACTION ID # 62330939) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-08 JURY TRIAL HELD ON AUG-08-2018 IN DEPT. 504: FINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. JURY DELIBERATIONS COMMENCE. JURY TRIAL CONTINUED TO AUG-09-2018 AT 9:30 AM. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-08 ORDER AND STIPULATION TO RETURN ALL TRIAL EXHIBITS & DEPOSITIONS TO RESPECTIVE COUNSEL FOR SAFEKEEPING
2018-08-08 DECLARATION OF SANDRA EDWARDS IN SUPPORT OF MONSANTO TRIAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR MISTRIAL (TRANSACTION ID # 62323957) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-08 IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR MISTRIAL (TRANSACTION ID # 62323957) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-08 AUG-08-2018 PRO HAC VICE STATUS CALENDAR AS TO ATTORNEY TIMOTHY LITZENBURG - OFF CALENDAR, RENEWAL FEES PAID ON JUL-24-2018
2018-08-08 NOTICE SENT TO ATTORNEY WILLIAM J. COPLE TO PAY PRO HAC VICE RENEWAL FEE BY SEP-26-2018 View
2018-08-08 NOTICE SENT TO ATTORNEY KIRBY T. GRIFFIS TO PAY PRO HAC VICE RENEWAL FEE BY SEP-26-2018 View
2018-08-07 JURY TRIAL HELD ON AUG-07-2018 IN DEPT. 504: JURY INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS PRESENTED. JURY TRIAL CONTINUED TO AUG-08-2018 AT 9:30 AM FOR PRE-DELIBERATION JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMENCEMENT OF JURY DELIBERATIONS. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-06 JURY TRIAL HELD ON AUG-06-2018 IN DEPT. 504: HEARING AND TO FINALIZE JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND VERDICT FORM. JURY TRIAL CONTINUED TO AUG-07-2018 AT 9:30 AM FOR JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-06 SUBSEQUENT JURY FEE FILED BY PLAINTIFF JOHNSON, DEWAYNE FEE DEPOSITED BY THE MILLER LAW FIRM FOR JURY FEE FOR JUL-30-2018 THROUGH AUG-03-2018 FOR TRIAL IN DEPT 504 $560.00
2018-08-06 DECLARATION OF PEDRAM ESFANDIARY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS OPPOSITION TO MONSANTO COMPANYS MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT (TRANSACTION ID # 62311248) FILED BY PLAINTIFF JOHNSON, DEWAYNE View
2018-08-06 OPPOSITION TO MONSANTO COMPANYS MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT (TRANSACTION ID # 62311248) FILED BY PLAINTIFF JOHNSON, DEWAYNE
JURY TRIAL SET FOR AUG-06-2018 AT 10:00 AM CONTINUED TO AUG-06-2018 AT 1:30 PM IN DEPT. 504 ON THE COURT'S OWN MOTION. (504)
2018-08-06 DECLARATION OF PEDRAM ESFANDIARY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS OPPOSITION TO MONSANTOS TRIAL BRIEF ON NONSUIT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES (TRANSACTION ID # 62310408) FILED BY PLAINTIFF JOHNSON, DEWAYNE View
2018-08-06 OPPOSITION TO MONSANTOS TRIAL BRIEF ON NONSUIT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES (TRANSACTION ID # 62310408) FILED BY PLAINTIFF JOHNSON, DEWAYNE View
2018-08-03 JURY TRIAL HELD ON AUG-03-2018 IN DEPT. 504: DEFENDANT'S CASE-IN-CHIEF PRESENTED. DEFENSE RESTS. JURY TRIAL CONTINUED TO AUG-06-2018 AT 10:00 AM FOR HEARING RE MOTIONS AND TO FINALIZE JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND VERDICT FORM. JUDGE: HON. SUZANNE R. BOLANOS; CLERK: L. FONG; REPORTER: LESLIE ROCKWOOD, CSR NO. 3462 [VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS / T: 415.274.9977 / E: SFDEPO@VERITEXT.COM](504).
2018-08-03 DECLARATION OF SANDRA EDWARDS IN SUPPORT OF MONSANTO MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AT CLOSE OF ALL EVIDENCE (INCLUDING EXHIBITS 1-9) (TRANSACTION ID # 62306089) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-03 MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AT CLOSE OF ALL EVIDENCE (TRANSACTION ID # 62306089) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View $60.00
2018-08-03 DECLARATION OF SANDRA EDWARDS IN SUPPORT OF MONSANTO TRIAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF NONSUIT OF PLAINTIFF PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIM (INCLUDING EXHIBITS 1-11) (TRANSACTION ID # 62304045) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-03 TRIAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF NONSUIT OF PLAINTIFF PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIM (TRANSACTION ID # 62304045) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-03 DECLARATION OF SANDRA EDWARDS IN SUPPORT OF MONSANTO OBJECTION TO USE OF CACI 431 (CAUSATION: MULTIPLE CAUSES) AND CACI 3928 (UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE PLAINTIFF) (INCLUDING EXHIBIT) (TRANSACTION ID # 62305137) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY View
2018-08-03 OBJECTION TO USE OF CACI 431 (CAUSATION: MULTIPLE CAUSES) AND CACI 3928 (UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE PLAINTIFF) (TRANSACTION ID # 62305137) FILED BY DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY

etc.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $289 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Dr. William R. Sawyer, toxicologist; Dr. Anthony Samsel, chemist

Defendant's Experts:

Comments: Editor's Comments: Some new reports say that 4,000+ claims have been filed against Monsanto relating to Roundup and Ranger Pro.

Bayer Corporation, which owns Monsanto, denies that Roundup causes cancer.



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