Judge slashes award but upholds verdict in Monsanto cancer trial
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A San Francisco judge on Monday upheld a jury verdict against Monsanto in a historic case regarding the cancer danger of its weed killer product Roundup, but slashed the damages award.

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In this July, 9, 2018, file photo, plaintiff DeWayne Johnson looks up during a brief break as the Monsanto trial in San Francisco. (Photo: AP)

Judge Suzanne Bolanos denied Monsanto's request for a new trial but cut the $289 million damages award to $78 million to comply with the law regarding how punitive damages awards must be calculated.