Chemical company Bayer loses appeal against weedkiller cancer ruling

A California appeals court has refused to overturn a verdict in favour of a school caretaker who claimed the weedkiller Roundup caused his cancer.

Dewayne Johnson had been awarded $289.2m in August 2018 after a San Francisco jury was told that the chemical was responsible for his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The award was cut by the trial judge to $78.5m and in the decision by the California appeals court this week, it was reduced further to $20.5m .The appeals court said Mr Johnson had offered"abundant" evidence that glyphosate and other Roundup ingredients were responsible for his cancer.

But the payout had to be reduced because state law did not allow damages for a shortened life expectancy.In a statement, Bayer AG called the reduction of the award a"step in the right direction", but added that the verdict was inconsistent with the evidence and the law.

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