What is Glyphosate?
Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is a synthetic, organophosphorus compound that we are exposed to in our food, water, rain, air, personal products, and landscapes. Glyphosate was originally developed and tested for pharmaceutical use in 1950. When no pharmaceutical uses were found, it became a common metal boiler and pipe cleaner due to its ability to effectively…
Bring Em In!
Before we get to the coverage of the first Hardeman v Monsanto jury selection hearing, I need to update readers on the controversial claim made by Judge Chhabria at the hearing last Wednesday. As you may recall in my last post, Chhabria explained that lawyers effectively write the expert witness reports, with some editing performed…
GUTTED BY MONSANTO
While attending a work conference in Las Vegas this last weekend, I was slipped some gluten at dinner in Caesar’s Palace. Feeling wrecked from cross-contamination on my spaghetti bolegnese just seems unfair in light of preferred ways to get wrecked in Vegas. The combination of extremely debilitating gluten intolerance issues and casino gaming gave me…
A Blended Bifurcation
I deep cleaned my writing office in anticipation of the load of Roundup court dates coming up over the next few months. Sometimes, I don’t even recognize myself. Not many years ago, I was using all kinds of bleaches and cleaners with dubious ingredients. I’ve always felt a little suspicious that Clorox wipes likely harbor…
Roundup Realities
OK, hello new year! I’ve been stagnant in posting while deciding if I should rebrand, given that Glyphosate Girl does not connote the most trustworthy of sources. Particularly the immaturity of the “Girl” portion. Well, actually “Glyphosate” most definitely shouldn’t instill trust, but the general population doesn’t know that yet. For now, I’m sticking with…
This Land is Our Land
Oh my gosh, I worried all afternoon about what/how I would write about Judge Bolanos’s ruling. Given the momentum of the last few weeks, I felt it would inevitably be bad news. I even had an acupuncture session this morning to balance my energy, and I’m not even an acupuncture type of person. The courthouse…
CELEBRATE – GOOD NEWS!!
No JNOV. New trial only if Plaintiff does not accept lower punitive damages of $39 million. Total award cut to $78 million, which is still substantial. This day is a fabulous day for our justice system!!! More to come shortly.
JUROR #11 SPEAKS!
I’m ecstatic and honored to publish the letter that Charlie Kaupp, Juror #11, wrote to Judge Bolanos to defend the jury’s unanimous verdict. October 16, 2018 Hon. Suzanne Ramos Bolanos Judge of the Superior Court Civic Center Courthouse 400 McAllister Street San Francisco, California 94102 RE: DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company (Case No. CGC-16-550128) Dear…
JUROR #1 SPEAKS!
I am honored to publish the letter that Gary Kitahata, Juror #1, wrote to Judge Suzanne Bolanos following the Johnson v Monsanto hearing on October 10th. SENT BY E-MAIL October 14, 2018 Hon. Suzanne Ramos Bolanos Judge of the Superior Court Re: Dewayne Johnson Vs. Monsanto Company Case No. CGC-16-550128 Dear Judge Bolanos: As…
JUROR #4 SPEAKS!
I am honored to publish the letter that Robert Howard, Juror #4, wrote to Judge Suzanne Bolanos following the hearing on October 10th. October 11, 2018 Hon. Suzanne Ramos Bolanos Judge of the Superior Court 400 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Re: Dewayne Johnson Vs. Monsanto Company Case No. CGC-16-550128 Dear Judge Bolanos, First…
Why Did We Sit Here For Weeks?
I should have known. The day started with my car suddenly shutting off in the middle of a busy street as I drove my daughter to school. When I dropped my son off at the train, I saw and videoed a mid-twenties white man in goth-ish clothes with a big black backpack and a stick…
The Good News and The Bad News
I’m reading the engrossing book “Bad Blood” that entertainingly exposes the corrupt debacle at blood-testing startup Theranos. Throughout the book, stunning similarities emerge between the pervasive corruption, lying, and coverups at Theranos, and all that we have learned about Monsanto. Unfortunately, while an individual could choose whether or not to use Theranos’s tests, glyphosate is…
Poison, Deadly, Movin It Slow
The philosophizing trio Bel Biv Devoe sang: “Situation is serious. Let’s cure it cause we’re running out of time.” I grew up in a socially liberal, Reagan-Republican family, which was a bit more common in the 1980s in the San Francisco suburbs than today. My dad is a retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel who…
