Legal Opinion
Hardeman v. Monsanto Co. (In re Roundup Prods. Liab. Litig.)
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 15, 2019No. MDL No. 2741; Case No. 16-md-02741-VCPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1044PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 160: GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MONSANTO'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES; DENYING MONSANTO'S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL ON COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
This order addresses Monsanto's post-trial challenge to Mr. Hardeman's damages award. The approximately $5 million compensatory damages award is sufficiently supported by the evidence, and Monsanto's request for a new trial on that issue is therefore denied. The jury's decision to award punitive damages is reasonable as well, but the size of the award - $75 million - is constitutionally…
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