Amid Global Protests Over Toxic Chemicals,
French Court Rules Against U.S. Firm
French Court Rules Against U.S. Firm
By Cristina Silva
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, was found guilty of
chemical poisoning of a French farmer by a French court this week. The
decision Thursday by an appeal court in Lyon in southeast France upheld a
2012 ruling in which the farmer claimed he suffered neurological
problems after working with the U.S. company's Lasso weedkiller, Reuters reported.
The court found Monsanto was "responsible" for the poisoning and ordered the company to "fully compensate" grain grower Paul Francois, who said he suffered memory loss, headaches and stammering after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso in 2004. The farmer said he was happy with the ruling. “David can win against Goliath," he said.
"And a giant like Monsanto is not above the law.”
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Source: International Business Times
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