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posted by martyb on Wednesday July 11 2018, @01:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the trial-roundup dept.

Monsanto 'bullied scientists' and hid weedkiller cancer risk, lawyer tells court

Monsanto has long worked to "bully scientists" and suppress evidence of the cancer risks of its popular weedkiller, a lawyer argued on Monday in a landmark lawsuit against the global chemical corporation.

"Monsanto has specifically gone out of its way to bully ... and to fight independent researchers," said the attorney Brent Wisner, who presented internal Monsanto emails that he said showed how the agrochemical company rejected critical research and expert warnings over the years while pursuing and helping to write favorable analyses of their products. "They fought science."

Wisner, who spoke inside a crowded San Francisco courtroom, is representing DeWayne Johnson, known also as Lee, a California man whose cancer has spread through his body. The father of three and former school groundskeeper, who doctors say may have just months to live, is the first person to take Monsanto to trial over allegations that the chemical sold under the Roundup brand is linked to cancer. Thousands have made similar legal claims across the US.

Monsanto? Never heard of it.

Also at the San Francisco Chronicle.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday July 11 2018, @01:47PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 11 2018, @01:47PM (#705711) Journal

    damn youre a shill, or if not being paid an absolute moron

    The two are not mutually exclusive. A moron, absolute or not, can still be paid to be a shill.

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  • (Score: 1) by DeVilla on Thursday July 12 2018, @04:44AM

    by DeVilla (5354) on Thursday July 12 2018, @04:44AM (#706098)

    A = "you're a shill"
    B = "you're an absolute moron"
    !A -> B

    What he said is reasonable. If A is not true, then B must be true. In this case, if A is true, we can't really be certain about B.