(UPDATE – Another juror has just been dismissed. One of the seven women jurors has been dismissed in morning proceedings. That leaves one man and six women. A total of six jurors are required and all must be unanimous in their verdict.) As day three opens in the first federal trial over claims that Monsanto’s … Judicial Threats and Judge Jokes
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
(Transcript from today’s proceedings) Here is an interesting tidbit to chew on over the weekend. In light of Judge Vince Chhabria’s unusual handling of the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to come to trial in federal court, (see previous entries for bifurcation and other background) and the vitriol with which he has been addressing plaintiff Edwin … Something to Chew On
( Transcript of today’s proceedings) Plaintiff Edwin Hardeman took the stand today to offer more testimony in his lawsuit against Monsanto over claims his use of the company’s Roundup herbicide caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hardeman already testified in the first phase of the trial, which drew a unanimous jury verdict finding that Roundup … Cancer Victim Headed Back to the Stand
