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Toronto briefing by leading US lawyers who won $78M Monsanto Roundup Herbicide verdict, January 30

Jan 28th, 2019 2:34 PM

Wednesday, January 30, 20196:30 p.m.The Gladstone Hotel 2nd floor Gallery1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ONBeatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of Earth Canada (Ottawa)Meg Sears, PhD, Chair, Prevent Cancer Now (Ottawa)Michael L. Baum, Attorney & Managing Partner andR. Brent Wisner, Attorney & Partner, Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, Los AngelesToronto - Friends of the Earth Canada and Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) invite you to meet California lawyers, Michael Baum and Brent Wisner who obtained a $289 million jury verdict (later reduced on appeal to $78 million) against Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, for Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, a groundskeeper who said the company’s weedkiller caused his cancer.These lawyers will talk about key aspects of their case and spotlight key findings that regulators and the public should consider in addressing the registration and use of glyphosate in Canada.Dr. Meg Sears, Chairperson of Prevent Cancer Now, will provide a presentation on health-related issues.Ms. Olivastri will provide details on the pending Auditor General Petition that asks the Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Environment and Climate Change to advise Canadians on what they need to know about glyphosate and Roundup use in Canada (including crops, desiccation before “harvest”, forests and landscapes).Two weeks ago Notices of Objection by Friends of the Earth and other groups that could have led to a hearing regarding the 2017 re-evaluation of glyphosate (active ingredient of the herbicide Roundup), were denied by Health Canada.See the event page for tickets and registration.John Bennett, Friends of the Earth - Canada. Cell: 613 291-6888 johnbennett@foecanada.org