Civil Litigation
Feb. 28, 2019
Federal judge sanctions plaintiff’s lead lawyer, possibly others, in Monsanto trial
A federal judge overseeing a series of cases arguing Monsanto’s weedkiller causes cancer sanctioned the plaintiff’s lead attorney for intentionally violating court orders not to discuss prohibited evidence in the first phase of the trial.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge overseeing a series of cases arguing Monsanto's weedkiller causes cancer sanctioned the plaintiff's lead attorney for intentionally violating court orders not to discuss prohibited evidence in the first phase of the trial.
Aimee H. Wagstaff, founding partner of Andrus Wagstaff PC, "committed several acts of misconduct" during her opening statement, according to U.S. District Judge
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