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September 14, 2018

GOP Farm Bill May Prevent Local Governments From Using Their Own Pesticide Regulations to Limit Glyphosate

According to an analysis conducted by Beyond Pesticides and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), local governments may be prevented from banning glyphosate if a GOP-backed provision in a 748-page farm bill is passed into law. According to the EWG analysis, more than 50 city and county ordinances banning glyphosate could be overturned, which may lead to a renewed glyphosate presence in…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 14, 2018

Is a "Robotaxi" Soon on the Way Via Waymo’s Self-Driving Project?

As 2018 is in its waning months, it seems fair to say that 2018 was a rough year for the "true believers" in a driverless future. American sentiment has grown increasingly untrusting in a number of studies and surveys, while ride-sharing leader Uber suffered from a spate of negative publicity after the first fatal self-driving car crash in Tempe. However,…

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RoundUp Tort

September 13, 2018

Vallejo, Home City of CA Groundskeeper in $289M Roundup Verdict, Will Continue to Use Glyphosate

California groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson was the first plaintiff to have a jury verdict rendered in lawsuits against Monsanto involving glyphosate. Mr. Johnson was one of thousands who alleged that the company's glyphosate herbicide caused their cancer, and the jury found for Mr. Johnson in a case that garnered significant national attention. The attention was of such a magnitude that Bayer's…

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RoundUp Tort

September 13, 2018

Monsanto Fails to Collect Documents From Advocacy Group Seeking a Halt to Glyphosate

In past blog posts, we have extensively covered the ongoing saga surrounding the what are now thousands of lawsuits arguing that glyphosate causes cancer. Regular readers will recall that plaintiffs are relying on a 2015 World Health Report finding that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen. Monsanto and Bayer, alternatively, rely on studies such as the EPA's claim that glyphosate is likely not…

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September 13, 2018

Lawsuit Alleges Uber Saved $500M by Misclassifying Its Drivers As Independent Contractors

In past blogs, we have written about the financial and legal incentives Uber has to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Indeed, we also extensively covered an important California Supreme Court decision that increased the likelihood Uber and Lyft drivers will become employees in the state of California. Months after we wrote about the highest California court's decision…

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September 13, 2018

What the Two-Year Timeline of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Testing Reveals

In 2016, the city of Pittsburgh was home to a host of reporters who gathered to get a glimpse at the future of driving. Namely, those reporters attended media briefing sessions concerning Uber's newest pilot program involving self-driving cars. It has been two years since those briefings, and the road has been an objectively rocky one for the ride-hailing company.…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 13, 2018

Apple’s First Reported Self-Driving Crash Brings Attention to the Tech Giant

For regular readers of our blog and tech enthusiasts alike, the notion that Silicon Valley is going full-speed ahead to embrace self-driving comes as little surprise. What may be surprising, however, is that Apple is also involved in the ever-growing competition for dominance in the self-driving car sector. Apple has kept their self-driving car program largely under wraps, but the…

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RoundUp Tort

September 4, 2018

A Closer Look at Dicamba’s Link to Various Forms of Cancer

After a nearly $300 million verdict was awarded to a California groundskeeper who argued his terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer was caused by glyphosate, the potentially carcinogenic nature of herbicides has received a renewed spotlight. As national conversations continue over glyphosate, the thousands of lawsuits against Bayer AG Monsanto will continue to unfold. Many of these lawsuits will rely on findings…

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RoundUp Tort

September 4, 2018

Could Glyphosate Verdict Renew a Legal Battle Over Agent Orange?

Thousands of glyphosate lawsuits have been filed in the aftermath of the landmark $289 million verdict delivered by a San Francisco jury in August of 2018. This surge in litigation came after the first Roundup cancer lawsuit at trial ended with the jury finding that Roundup's glyphosate caused the eventual diagnosis of a school groundskeeper's terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While much of…

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RoundUp Tort

September 4, 2018

Bayer’s Monsanto-Related Legal Risks May Extend Beyond Glyphosate

In June of 2018, Bayer AG closed on its acquisition of agri-chemical giant Monsanto. Some news outlets reported a $63 billion acquisition, whereas others reported even higher acquisition costs after closing (Bloomberg reported $66 billion). Naturally, Bayer eyed significant profits from the acquisition, even if intended to bolster public relations by doing away with the Monsanto name. If Bayer aimed…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 1, 2018

New Study Suggests People May Cause Most California Accidents Involving Autonomous Vehicles

Self-driving cars and the autonomous vehicle industry have long been championed as a way of making roads safer. In this respect, self-driving is a natural fit for the ridesharing sector, which has also touted ridesharing's ability to reduce drunk driving. And, to this end, Uber and Lyft have both ramped up their self-driving efforts in the hopes of gaining significant market…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 1, 2018

Lyft Completes More Than 5,000 Self-Driving Rides Months After Launching Self-Driving Service

In recent months, the bulk of news regarding self-driving cars within the ridesharing sector has related to Uber. This is not to say, however, that the press has been positive. After suffering negative publicity for the first self-driving car fatality in March of 2018, Uber's self-driving coverage has been far from entirely positive. Amid this increases scrutiny over self-driving cars, opinion…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

September 1, 2018

Southern California Man Killed in Freeway Hit-and-Run After Being Kicked Out of Lyft Vehicle

In February of 2018, a Lyft passenger was killed in a shocking turn of events that took place on a Southern California freeway. Months later, the surviving loved ones of the victim have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lyft driver who, the lawsuit argues, demanded the passenger to exit the vehicle, leaving the victim on the Harbor (110)…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

August 30, 2018

Uber Partners With Toyota to Deliver Self-Driving Cars by 2021

In a recent blog post, we wrote about reports suggesting Uber investors were growing weary of the quarterly losses from Uber's self-driving division. Uber has long-stated that its goal for self-driving is to be entirely self-reliant without needing to rely on partnerships. With the recent high-profile self-driving car accidents and increased public opinion, Uber has now abandoned its previous path…

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Uber/Lyft Accidents

August 30, 2018

Do Gig Economy Pressures Increase the Likelihood of Rideshare Crashes?

There is a myriad of factors that can factor into a car accident, with distracted driving and drunk driving often featuring as the most commonly discussed accident factors. For rideshare drivers operating under the pressures of the gig economy, however, a recent study now suggests that job fatigue and other gig economy pressures heighten accident risk. The Unique Pressures of…

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RoundUp Tort

August 26, 2018

Monsanto Denied Hearing to Challenge the Inclusion of Glyphosate on California’s Cancer List

In response to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) report in 2015 that deemed glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic", the state of California quickly responded by issuing a notice of intent to place glyphosate on its Proposition 65 list. This list, for reference, is a list of chemicals that are "known" to cause cancer…

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RoundUp Tort

August 26, 2018

Bayer Plans to Vigorously Defend Glyphosate As CEO Appears Unworried by Roundup Lawsuits

The legal landscape for Bayer has changed markedly in 2018, particularly since it has effectively inherited Monsanto's legal issues since acquiring the company in 2018. In particular, Bayer inherited what is now approximately 8,000 lawsuits arguing that Roundup causes cancer because it contains the glyphosate herbicide. This herbicide was deemed a likely carcinogen by the World Health Organization in 2015, and…

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RoundUp Tort

August 26, 2018

General Mills Latest to Face Glyphosate Lawsuit After the Herbicide Is Found in Cereals

After the landmark $289 million verdict by a San Francisco jury that awarded significant damages to a California groundskeeper arguing his cancer was caused by long-term use of Roundup weedkiller, much of the public health attention concerning glyphosate has been focused on the herbicide's presence in Roundup. And, indeed, the overwhelming majority of lawsuits arguing that glyphosate causes cancer do involve…

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RoundUp Tort

August 26, 2018

Bay Area Cities Choose to Ditch Roundup After $289M Cancer Ruling Against Monsanto

In early August, a San Francisco jury made the first decision among what are now thousands of Roundup lawsuits, choosing to award a former California groundskeeper $289 million in his lawsuit against Monsanto's Roundup. Mr. Johnson and thousands of others argue that Roundup causes cancer, and much of the attention in recent weeks has shifted toward the science concerning glyphosate (the herbicide…

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RoundUp Tort

August 26, 2018

Thousands of Roundup Lawsuits Filed After $289M Cancer Verdict

When a San Francisco jury delivered a $289 million verdict against Monsanto based on the plaintiff's assertion that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, the decision came as welcome news for the thousands of cases that had already been filed in state and federal courts. These lawsuits made similar claims against Monsanto's Roundup product, which Monsanto has continued to deny. Now,…

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GOP Farm Bill May Prevent Local Governments From Using Their Own Pesticide Regulations to Limit Glyphosate

Is a "Robotaxi" Soon on the Way Via Waymo’s Self-Driving Project?

Vallejo, Home City of CA Groundskeeper in $289M Roundup Verdict, Will Continue to Use Glyphosate

Monsanto Fails to Collect Documents From Advocacy Group Seeking a Halt to Glyphosate

Lawsuit Alleges Uber Saved $500M by Misclassifying Its Drivers As Independent Contractors

What the Two-Year Timeline of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Testing Reveals

Apple’s First Reported Self-Driving Crash Brings Attention to the Tech Giant

A Closer Look at Dicamba’s Link to Various Forms of Cancer

Could Glyphosate Verdict Renew a Legal Battle Over Agent Orange?

Bayer’s Monsanto-Related Legal Risks May Extend Beyond Glyphosate

New Study Suggests People May Cause Most California Accidents Involving Autonomous Vehicles

Lyft Completes More Than 5,000 Self-Driving Rides Months After Launching Self-Driving Service

Southern California Man Killed in Freeway Hit-and-Run After Being Kicked Out of Lyft Vehicle

Uber Partners With Toyota to Deliver Self-Driving Cars by 2021

Do Gig Economy Pressures Increase the Likelihood of Rideshare Crashes?

Monsanto Denied Hearing to Challenge the Inclusion of Glyphosate on California’s Cancer List

Bayer Plans to Vigorously Defend Glyphosate As CEO Appears Unworried by Roundup Lawsuits

General Mills Latest to Face Glyphosate Lawsuit After the Herbicide Is Found in Cereals

Bay Area Cities Choose to Ditch Roundup After $289M Cancer Ruling Against Monsanto

Thousands of Roundup Lawsuits Filed After $289M Cancer Verdict

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