Carl Alesi, et al. v. Monsanto

Summary

Jury trial in Roundup/glyphosate products liability lawsuit.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Alesi, Carl
Defense: Monsanto Co.

Judge: Brian May
Jurisdiction: 21st Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Court: St. Louis County Court Building

Case Number: 19SL-CC03617
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Products Liability, Mass Torts

Plaintiff

Alesi, Carl

Defense

Monsanto Co.

Represented By:
Cachan, Manuel (Proskauer Rose LLP (Los Angeles))
Saulino, Jennifer (Covington & Burling LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:12	Opening Statement	Henderson, Gibbs
01:32:39	Break
02:00:00	Opening Statement	Cachan, Manuel
03:31:59	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:12:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:36:59	Break
00:45:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:21:13	Break
01:32:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:55:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:12:05	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:18:57	Break
01:55:34	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
03:05:59	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Goldstein, Dr. Daniel	Video Recording
00:36:42	Witness Direct Examination		Koch, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
01:14:57	Break
01:39:00	Witness Direct Examination		Koch, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:32:22	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Davis, Ralph	In Person
03:17:38	Witness Cross Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Davis, Ralph	In Person
03:21:18	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:04	General Case Activities
00:13:11	Witness Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
00:27:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:36:55	Break
02:19:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:00:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:06:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Tarone, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
03:31:30	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

0 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

0 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Carl Alesi, et al. v. Monsanto

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:52:32	Break
01:03:02	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:45:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:15:45	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:44:04	Break
02:37:55	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
03:10:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Benbrook, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:05:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:31	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:50:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:24:08	Break
01:59:03	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
03:06:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:07:32	Break
01:47:20	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
02:44:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:25:26	Break
01:47:32	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
02:36:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
01:11:12	Break
01:37:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
03:02:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Sawyer, Mr. William	In Person
00:49:53	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:49:20	Break
02:08:08	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
02:50:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:23:24	Break
01:55:08	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
02:20:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
02:55:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Braunstein, Dr. Marc	In Person
03:25:38	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	Witness Direct Examination	Martens, Dr. Mark	Video Recording
02:03:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:58	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Davis, Cheryl	In Person
01:27:38	Break
01:52:07	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Davis, Cheryl	In Person
02:00:37	Witness Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Davis, Cheryl	In Person
03:08:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Davis, Cheryl	In Person
03:32:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Davis, Cheryl	In Person
03:39:26	Witness Direct Examination		Anderson, Samuel	Video Recording
03:45:43	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Samuel	Video Recording
00:44:28	Witness Direct Examination	Guard, James	Video Recording
01:10:07	Break
01:29:09	Witness Direct Examination	Guard, James	Video Recording
01:47:13	Witness Direct Examination	Inoue, Dr. Yoshio	Video Recording
02:54:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Cox, Marty	Video Conference
00:50:33	Witness Cross Examination		Cox, Marty	Video Conference
01:22:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Cox, Marty	Video Conference
01:24:57	Break
01:49:40	Witness Direct Examination		Neely, Jessica	Video Recording
02:13:14	Witness Direct Examination		Kier, Dr. Larry	Video Recording
03:27:51	Witness Direct Examination		McClure, Dr. Joseph	Video Recording
03:45:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Witness Direct Examination		McClure, Dr. Joseph	Video Recording
00:58:33	Witness Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Gentile, Mary	In Person
01:24:38	Witness Cross Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Gentile, Mary	In Person
01:29:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wood, Erin	Gentile, Mary	In Person
01:30:21	Break
01:49:18	Witness Direct Examination		McManus, Patrick	Video Recording
02:04:47	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Gentile, Gary	In Person
03:21:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	Witness Cross Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Gentile, Gary	In Person
00:03:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Gentile, Gary	In Person
00:04:53	Witness Direct Examination		Esper, Dr. Raymond	Video Recording
01:16:38	Break
01:41:57	Witness Direct Examination		Reeds, Dr. William	Video Recording
03:36:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Witness Direct Examination		Reeds, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:20:28	Break
01:39:29	Witness Direct Examination	Carson, William	White, Carie	In Person
01:43:54	Witness Cross Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	White, Carie	In Person
01:44:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carson, William	White, Carie	In Person
01:45:26	Witness Direct Examination	Garvey, John	Cox, Linda	In Person
01:59:07	Witness Cross Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Cox, Linda	In Person
02:05:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Garvey, John	Cox, Linda	In Person
02:08:24	Witness Direct Examination		Goldstein, Dr. Daniel	Video Recording
03:02:36	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:54	Witness Direct Examination	Rands, Todd	Video Recording
01:06:16	Break
01:34:50	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
03:11:05	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:37:56	Break
01:58:35	General Case Activities
02:00:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:36	Witness Direct Examination		Heydens, Dr. William	Video Recording
01:07:00	Break
01:41:56	Witness Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:42:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:51:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:21:30	Break
02:20:07	Witness Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:14:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:28:27	Break
01:55:52	Witness Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:03:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:41	Witness Direct Examination		Tarone, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
01:26:19	Break
02:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Duncavage, Dr. Eric	In Person
03:05:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Duncavage, Dr. Eric	In Person
00:10:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ledingham, Shawn	Duncavage, Dr. Eric	In Person
00:13:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Duncavage, Dr. Eric	In Person
00:19:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
01:18:22	Break
01:47:12	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
02:35:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
00:15:24	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, Erin	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
01:09:29	Break
01:34:19	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, Erin	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
02:33:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
02:47:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wood, Erin	Llanos, Dr. Adana	In Person
02:49:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:13	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:31:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:06:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Tomasetti, Dr. Cristian	In Person
01:12:35	Break
01:29:32	Witness Direct Examination	Saulino, Jennifer	Reshef, Dr. Daniel MD	In Person
02:55:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:33	Closing Statement	Henderson, Gibbs
02:02:12	Break
02:23:53	Closing Statement	Cachan, Manuel
04:04:40	Break
04:22:18	Closing Statement	Henderson, Gibbs
04:46:12	End of Session