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Monsanto condenado a pagar USD 81 millones en juicio por su herbicida Roundup
Edwin Hardeman (R) looks on next to his wife Mary Hardeman (C) before giving a press conferece after winning his case against Monsanto in San Francisco, California on March 27, 2019. - Monsanto was ordered to pay some USD 81 million to an American retiree who blames his cancer on the agribusiness giant's weedkiller Roundup. A San Francisco jury found the firm had been "negligent by not using reasonable care" to warn of the risks of its product, ordering it to pay Edwin Hardeman USD 75 million in punitive damages, USD 5.6 million in compensation and USD 200,000 for medical expenses. (Photo by Julie CHARPENTRAT / AFP)
El grupo Monsanto fue declarado culpable el miércoles de negligencia por un jurado de California y condenado a pagar cerca de 81 millones de dólares a un jubilado estadounidense que sufre de un cáncer que él atribuye al Roundup, el polémico herbicida del grupo.