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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Monsanto Company
Current Parent Company: Bayer
Penalty: $39,550,000
Year: 2021
Date: May 13, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Mega-Scandal: Roundup
Violation Description: Monsanto agreed to pay nearly $40 million to settle litigation alleging it put a false statement on the label on its Roundup weed killer.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Missouri
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:19cv102
Case Name: Jones et al v. Monsanto Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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