Legal Opinion
In re Roundup Prods. Liab. Litig.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 10, 2018No. MDL No. 2741; Case No. 16-md-02741-VCPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINCE CHHABRIA, United States District Judge
The question at this early phase in the proceedings-the "general causation" phase-is whether a reasonable jury could conclude that glyphosate, a commonly used herbicide, can cause Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ("NHL") at exposure levels people realistically may have experienced. If the answer is yes, the case moves to the next phase, which addresses whether each particular plaintiff's NHL was caused by glyphosate. If the answer is no, none of the plaintiffs' cases may proceed. And the answer must be no unless the plaintiffs can present at least one…
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