- Plaintiff
- Johnson, Dewayne
- Represented By:
- Wisner, R. Brent (Baum Hedlund)
- Defense
- Monsanto Co.
- Represented By:
- Lombardi, George (Winston & Strawn LLP (Chicago))
Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, et al.
VERDICT
Trial
07/09/18 – 08/07/18
Summary
A California jury awarded $289 million in the first trial over Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller. CVN webcast and recorded opening and closing statements.
Outcome
The jury awarded a total of $287,000,000 in non-economic damages in addition to the approx. $1.8 million in past & future economic damages.
$4,000,000 Past non-economic loss
$33,000,000 Future non-economic loss
$250,000,000 in Punitive Damages
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $239,223,209
- Judge
- Suzanne Bolanos
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- Court
- Civic Center Courthouse
- Case Number
- CGC16550128
- Industry
- Chemical
- Practice Area
- Products Liability
- Lay Witnesses
- Expert Witnesses
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 00:01:37 | Opening Statement | Wisner, R. Brent | ||||
| 01:04:38 | Break | |||||
| 01:16:10 | Opening Statement | Wisner, R. Brent | ||||
| 01:53:00 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
7 Chapters
AM Session
Closings
5 Chapters
PM Session
Closings
5 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.