A French court has recently ruled that Bayer's Monsanto is liable for poisoning a farmer with one of their weedkillers.

This makes one more recent ruling against the company among a tidal wave of lawsuits, thousands of them, that are seeking to argue that Monsanto's weedkiller products made many people sick.

Now that the court has ruled against Monsanto, they've been ordered to pay restitution to the farmer, as they've also been ordered to do in the United States. The victim in France, Paul François, says that this victory has come after more than a decade of fighting for justice, after he became ill many years ago.

It was the Monsanto weedkiller product known as Lasso that was specifically named as being responsible for contributing to the illness, which included headaches and memory loss for François. The chemical in that weedkiller, known as monochlorobenzene, has already been prohibited in a variety of regions and has since been pulled from the market.

It's argued that the product lacked adequate labeling and the court also determined the same; ruling that Monsanto should have included a more suitable label.

Monsanto continues to appeal

The people who are suffering from a variety of illnesses now, who have lawsuits against Monsanto, don't have the luxury of time on their hands. But Monsanto continues to appeal the rulings that haven't been in their favor and will likely appeal this one as well. Who knows how long that could extend the process and further the time until those who are seeking compensation for their injuries see anything in-return.

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