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Edwin Hardeman, right, speaks next to attorney Aimee Wagstaff at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

Edwin Hardeman, right, sits with his wife Mary at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Edwin Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. The six-person jury in San Francisco returned the amount for 70-year-old Hardeman on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. A jury in federal court in San Francisco has concluded that Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer. The unanimous verdict on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, came in a trial that plaintiffs' attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2017 file photo shows containers of Roundup, a weed killer made by Monsanto, on a shelf at a hardware store in Los Angeles. A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man's cancer in a trial starting Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, that plaintiffs' attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

High-stakes trial starts in Roundup weed killer cancer claim

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press