Mike Dennis v. Monsanto Company

Summary

In this trial, Mike Dennis alleges his non-Hodgkin lymphoma developed as a result of his exposure to Roundup's weed killer. Attorneys for Dennis attribute studies showing the link between glyphosate and cancer as the basis for the claims.

Defendant Roundup asserts that its product is safe and does not cause cancer.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $332 million.
Including $7 million in compensatory damages and $325 million in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Dennis, Mike
Defense: Monsanto Co.
Verdict: $332,000,000

Judge: Kevin Enright
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Diego County
Court: Central Courthouse

Case Number: 37-2021-00047326-CU-PO-NC
Industry: Chemical, Agriculture
Practice Area: Products Liability, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Dennis, Mike

Defense

Monsanto Co.

Represented By:
Yates, Pamela (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)
Mickus, Lee (Evans Fears Schuttert McNulty & Mickus )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Opening Statement	Love, Scott
00:54:35	Break
01:24:29	Opening Statement	Yates, Pamela
02:38:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Reeves, William	Video Recording
01:05:08	Break
01:25:50	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Reeves, William	Video Recording
02:48:25	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Reeves, William	Video Recording
01:29:52	Break
01:54:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Reeves, William	Video Recording
02:12:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Reeves, William	Video Recording
02:19:27	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Pedersen, Dr. Brian M.D.	Video Recording
02:53:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
		01:06:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Durrani, Timur	Video Recording
00:30:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Durrani, Timur	In Person
00:41:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Durrani, Timur	In Person
00:45:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Durrani, Timur	In Person
00:46:20	Witness Direct Examination		Martens, Dr. Mark	Video Recording
01:07:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Dennis, Michael	Video Recording
00:25:29	Witness Direct Examination	Hooten, Grace	Gallagher, Carrie	In Person
00:53:09	Witness Cross Examination	Meyers, Daniel	Gallagher, Carrie	In Person
00:57:20	Break
01:20:27	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Dennis, Mike	In Person
02:05:47	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pamela	Dennis, Mike	In Person
02:43:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pamela	Dennis, Mike	In Person
01:08:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Dennis, Mike	In Person
01:20:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Yates, Pamela	Dennis, Mike	In Person
01:21:49	Break
01:41:50	Witness Direct Examination		Blair, Dr. Aaron Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:09:40	Witness Cross Examination		Blair, Dr. Aaron Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:52:49	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Blair, Dr. Aaron Ph.D.	In Person
00:17:00	Break
00:42:25	Witness Cross Examination		Blair, Dr. Aaron Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:55:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Blair, Dr. Aaron Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:59:00	Witness Direct Examination	Peavy, Adam	Barth, Dr. Neil M.D.	In Person
01:16:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Peavy, Adam	Barth, Dr. Neil M.D.	In Person
00:19:18	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pamela	Barth, Dr. Neil M.D.	In Person
01:06:18	Break
02:07:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Peavy, Adam	Barth, Dr. Neil M.D.	In Person
02:22:40	Witness Direct Examination		Zain, Dr. Jasmine M.D.	Video Recording
02:47:21	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Peavy, Adam	Barth, Dr. Neil M.D.	In Person
		00:48:47	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Zain, Dr. Jasmine M.D.	Video Recording
00:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Guard, James	Video Recording
00:35:40	Witness Cross Examination		Guard, James	Video Recording
00:37:55	Witness Direct Examination	Love, Scott	Jenkins, Daniel	In Person
01:04:05	Break
01:29:22	General Case Activities
01:33:13	Witness Direct Examination	Mickus, Lee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:34:25	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mickus, Lee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:14:02	Break
01:33:37	Witness Direct Examination	Mickus, Lee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:58:00	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mickus, Lee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
00:35:33	Witness Cross Examination	Love, Scott	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:10:00	Break
01:39:17	Witness Cross Examination	Love, Scott	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:10:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mickus, Lee	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:28:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Love, Scott	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:34:56	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Thompson, Dr. Alina	Video Recording
00:50:27	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:21:32	Break
01:42:22	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
02:56:27	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:12:25	Break
01:31:04	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:42:17	Witness Cross Examination	Peavy, Adam	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
02:52:36	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Peavy, Adam	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
00:53:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:21:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Peavy, Adam	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:24:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Yates, Pamela	Navarro, Dr. Willis M.D.	In Person
01:26:59	Break
01:47:00	General Case Activities
01:50:03	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Mike Dennis v. Monsanto Company

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Closing Statement	Love, Scott
00:50:10	Break
01:08:35	Closing Statement	Yates, Pamela
02:24:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:26:07	General Case Activities
		00:28:57	End of Session