Statement on Dennis
On February 26, 2024, the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego reduced the damages in the Dennis case to $28 million total. Our statement:
“We are pleased with the court’s decision to significantly reduce the unconstitutionally excessive damage award by more than 90%, consistent with reductions made to damages overall in the first three Roundup trials. However, we disagree with the court’s ruling that allows the liability verdict to stand, as it is at odds with the extensive weight of scientific evidence and the consistent assessments of expert regulators and scientists worldwide. Monsanto will be filing an appeal as the Dennis trial was marred by significant and reversible legal and evidentiary errors that unfairly prejudiced the Company and distracted from the scientific causation issues that are central to this case.”
The jury in the Dennis trial in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, which began on October 9th, 2023, decided in favor of the plaintiff awarding $7 million in compensatory damages and $325 million in punitive damages. Oral arguments on the Company’s post-trial motions were heard by the court, which reduced the damages in this case to $28 million total.