Bayer's Monsanto To Pay More Than $1.5 Billion Over Claims Weed-Killer Caused Cancer

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Bayer's Monsanto To Pay More Than $1.5 Billion Over Claims Weed-Killer Caused Cancer
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Bayer’s Monsanto was ordered to pay more than $1.5 billion Friday over claims its patented weed-killer, Roundup, was linked to users’ cancer, Bloomberg reported.

James Draeger, Valerie Gunther and Dan Anderson were each awarded a total of $61.1 million in actual damages and $500 million each in punitive damages by jurors in state court in Jefferson City, Missouri.

The three people alleged that their non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas — a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, part of the body’s immune system — were caused by years of using Roundup while gardening.

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I'm at work - I actually do have a photo of the certificate on my phone but as you point out, that could be anybody's. I know it must seem incredibly convenient, particularly considering the added relevance of my first degree. But I wouldn't have bothered weighing in otherwise, so there's a huge selection bias at play. I also managed an organic vegetable farm for three years, which I can't prove either.

Well if you feel comfortable and get around to it, that would boost some ethos. On the other hand I understand that may not be the most comfortable thing to do on the internet as I'm not sure I would share my engineering degree either.

I'm not keen on identifying the university. But I may share the academic transcript later, with redacted whatever.

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