A jury has ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay a termilly ill groundskeeper $289 in damages in the first trial over claims that it's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
The trial was an important test of the evidence against Monsanto and will serve as a template for litigating thousands of other claims over the herbicide.
The company immediately said it would appeal against the decision and tried to reassure consumers - including those using Roundup in Britain - that its weedkiller was safe.
Monsanto vice president Scott Partridge told the Press Association: "Roundup has been safe for four decades and will continue to be safe. There is no credible scientific evidence that demonstrates otherwise.
"It is completely and totally safe and the public should not be concerned about this verdict... We will work through the legal process to see if we can get the right result. The science is crystal clear."
