Judge calls Monsanto's behaviour 'reprehensible'

By Joachim Herrmann
Updated July 17 2019 - 10:35am, first published July 16 2019 - 7:00pm
A US judge says Monsanto "deserves to be punished" but has reduced a payout by more than $US50m.
A US judge says Monsanto "deserves to be punished" but has reduced a payout by more than $US50m.

A federal judge has slashed a damages award Bayer AG owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $US25.27 million ($A35.90 million) from $US80.27 million, while rejecting the company's bid for a new trial.

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