Sharlean Gordon v. Monsanto Company

Summary

In this Roundup trial, Sharlean Gordon suffered non-Hodgkin Lymphoma after allegedly using Monsantos Roundup weed killer as a child. One of the active chemicals in Roundup is glyphosate, which plaintiffs claim is carcinogenic and caused Gordons cancer.

Representatives for defendant Monsanto deny links between glyphosate and cancer, claiming that these lawsuits are rooted in fundamentally flawed scientific studies.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Playlists

Demonstratives in Opening Statements

Openings in CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2023

Demonstratives in Direct Examination

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gordon, Sharlean
Defense: Monsanto Co.

Judge: Brian May
Jurisdiction: 21st Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Court: St. Louis County Court Building

Case Number: 17SL-CC02721
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Products Liability, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Gordon, Sharlean

Represented By:
Wagstaff, Aimee (Andrus Wagstaff Law Firm)

Defense

Monsanto Co.

Represented By:
Hacker, Katherine (Bartlit Beck LLP (Denver))
Ouweleen, Mark (Bartlit Beck LLP (Chicago))

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:12:52	Opening Statement	Wagstaff, Aimee
02:05:40	Break
02:24:24	Opening Statement	Wagstaff, Aimee
03:32:05	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Ritz, Dr. Beate	In Person
01:27:45	Break
02:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Ritz, Dr. Beate	In Person
03:44:15	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Routley, Lacey	In Person
00:50:30	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Christine	Routley, Lacey	In Person
01:03:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Routley, Lacey	In Person
01:10:22	Break
01:45:04	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
03:17:39	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:27:30	Witness Cross Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:22:06	Break
01:53:05	Witness Cross Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
03:03:26	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
		03:03:21	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Christine	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
00:28:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
01:03:30	Break
01:23:07	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Nabhan, Dr. Chadi	In Person
02:59:47	Witness Cross Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Nabhan, Dr. Chadi	In Person
03:05:38	Witness Direct Examination		Godley, Dr. Lucy Ann	Video Recording
03:33:47	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
01:02:09	Witness Cross Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
01:42:44	Break
02:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
03:56:13	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
00:17:48	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:22:26	Break
01:38:50	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Christine	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:33:36	Break
03:24:30	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:44:16	End of Session

MAY

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
00:46:55	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:30:13	Break
01:49:30	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
03:38:32	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:23:45	Break
01:44:24	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
02:25:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
03:05:30	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
01:23:30	Break
01:47:21	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
02:22:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
02:27:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
02:31:14	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:20:01	Break
01:44:32	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:12:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:18:51	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Sharlean Gordon v. Monsanto Company

Summary

Outcome

Playlists

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Opening Statement	Hacker, Katherine
01:40:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:47	Witness Direct Examination		Rossi, Phillip	Video Recording
01:01:43	Break
01:51:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Ritz, Dr. Beate	In Person
02:37:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Ritz, Dr. Beate	In Person
01:17:38	Break
01:47:49	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Ritz, Dr. Beate	In Person
02:07:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Witness Direct Examination		Reaves, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:36:16	Break
02:12:19	Witness Direct Examination		Goldstein, Dr. Daniel	Video Recording
02:28:43	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Routley, Lacey	In Person
02:52:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:13:54	Break
02:19:01	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:50:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:03	Witness Cross Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:09:24	Break
01:30:17	Witness Cross Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:44:37	Break
01:49:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Jameson, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:33:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
01:48:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
00:10:42	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Christine	Smith, Martyn PhD	In Person
01:34:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:48	Witness Direct Examination		Reaves, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:26:16	Break
01:51:26	General Case Activities
01:52:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
02:56:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
00:54:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Weisenburger, Dr. Dennis	In Person
01:01:23	Witness Direct Examination		Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:24:48	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:15:13	Break
02:14:57	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
03:16:54	Break
03:34:35	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
04:25:02	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:26	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
00:51:50	Witness Direct Examination	Reaves, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:19:18	Break
01:54:03	Witness Direct Examination	Koch, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:54:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:26	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Jones, Misty	In Person
00:45:40	Witness Direct Examination		Artz, Dr. Andrew	Video Recording
01:25:00	Break
01:43:01	Witness Direct Examination		Reaves, Dr. William	Video Recording
02:30:12	General Case Activities
02:32:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Gordon, Sharlean	In Person
01:04:28	Break
01:32:28	Witness Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Gordon, Sharlean	In Person
02:06:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Gordon, Sharlean	In Person
02:21:30	General Case Activities
02:25:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:15:51	Break
01:38:50	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:21:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:11	Witness Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:07:39	Break
01:35:32	Witness Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
02:28:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Rider, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
01:13:04	Break
01:31:11	Witness Direct Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Rider, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
02:20:54	Witness Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Rider, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
03:26:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ouweleen, Mark	Rider, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
03:36:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wagstaff, Aimee	Rider, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
03:41:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
01:03:42	Break
01:30:27	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Christine	Gates, Dr. Kent	In Person
02:27:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Hacker, Katherine	Cashen, Dr. Amanda	In Person
00:41:43	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma	Cashen, Dr. Amanda	In Person
01:06:59	Break
01:47:00	Witness Direct Examination		Cummings, Carolyn	Video Recording
02:20:10	Witness Direct Examination	Bolton, Reid	McElroy, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:41:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:35	Closing Statement	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma
01:31:43	Break
01:52:51	Closing Statement	Miller, Christine
03:18:48	Closing Statement	Fitzpatrick, Fidelma
03:33:14	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:07:13	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:10	General Case Activities
		00:10:26	End of Session