Following the $857 million verdict in Bard, Judge Rogers reduced the punitive damages awarded by the jury by $419 million, lowering the final judgment to $438 million.
While Monsanto has appealed the Bard judgment, the plaintiffs have also cross-appealed Judge Rogers’ decision to lower the amount.
At Monsanto’s request, a Washington state court commissioner has since agreed to an emergency stay to allow the company to argue for a reduction of the nearly half-billion dollar supersedeas bond that it must post to avoid execution of the judgment while its appeal of the case is pending.
The commissioner scheduled a hearing on oral arguments regarding the bond issue on July 19.
The three teachers in the Erickson case are represented by Friedman Rubin PLLP and Gupta Wessler LLP. Other Sky Valley plaintiffs are also represented by Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, PWRFL, Trial Lawyers for Justice and Schroeter Goldmark & Bender.
Monsanto and Pharmacia are represented by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in the Erickson case. Corr Cronin LLP and Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC are also representing the companies in other Sky Valley cases.
