The scope of Roundup verdicts has been varied, and the inconsistency might be largely based on what juries hear about the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) position on the controversial pesticide, Roundup. In a recent opening statement at a Roundup trial in San Diego on October 9, plaintiff’s attorney Scott Love imparted to the jury some potentially impactful information. Love conveyed that the EPA’s affirmation of the safety of the key ingredient in Roundup, a prevalent pesticide, had reportedly been overturned.
The importance of this revelation apparently extends beyond this single case, as Love noted, “You’re the first jury to ever see that,” elaborating further, “The EPA doesn’t really like it. They had their hand slapped. Their conclusion was vacated.” The fallout from this statement and its potential repercussions in future Roundup trials remains to be seen, but this serves as yet another development in the ongoing legal complications for the pesticide’s manufacturers.