Christopher Portier

Retired U.S. Government Scientist Testifies Today in Roundup Cancer Trial

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(Transcript from today’s proceedings) Retired U.S. government scientist Christopher Portier will kick off live testimony today in the third Roundup cancer lawsuit to go to trial. He is expected to tell jurors in Pilliod v. Monsanto how regulators have repeatedly missed key signs that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer. Portier’s testimony is expected to run … Retired U.S. Government Scientist Testifies Today in Roundup Cancer Trial

Long Lists of Evidence in Newest Roundup Cancer Trial

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Monday is another day of rest for opposing sides in the latest Roundup cancer trial – Pilliod V. Monsanto. The plaintiffs in the case, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, are husband and wife and both have non-Hodgkin lymphoma they allege is due to their exposure to Roundup. Opening statements in the case were delivered to jurors … Long Lists of Evidence in Newest Roundup Cancer Trial

Last-Minute Moves

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With less than a week to go before opening statements in the Feb. 25 federal civil trial over accusations that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killers cause cancer, lawyers for both sides were readying for jury selection that starts Wednesday. In pre-trial proceedings lawyers for plaintiff Edwin Hardeman and the legal team representing Monsanto, now a unit … Last-Minute Moves

Trial Takes a Day Off

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Thursdays are ‘dark’ days for the Roundup cancer trial, meaning lawyers, jurors and witnesses have a day to catch their breath and regroup. And after the fast and furious first three days of the trial, they probably can use the break. After losing another juror on Wednesday morning, the trial proceeded with the testimony of … Trial Takes a Day Off

A Day With No Roundup Cancer Trials

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Both sides were taking a breather Friday as the newest Roundup cancer trial has a ‘dark’ day. After opening statements Thursday, Pilliod v. Monsanto will resume Tuesday, April 2, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, California. Pilliod is part of a group of cases grouped together under the  California Roundup Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings ( … A Day With No Roundup Cancer Trials

U.S. Scientist Still on Stand in Roundup Cancer Trial

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(Transcript from today’s proceedings) After a full day of testimony on Tuesday, retired U.S. government scientist Christopher Portier was back to the stand Wednesday to lay out for jurors the scientific research that has convinced him that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer, and the failures of European and American regulatory systems to properly account for … U.S. Scientist Still on Stand in Roundup Cancer Trial