Three California juries have found that Monsanto should be liable for millions of dollars in non‐economic losses to pesticide users and punitive damages, although the verdicts are on appeal. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits claimed Monsanto was negligent in failing to provide training on how to use Roundup and for not providing adequate warnings about the product's dangers. The punitive damage awards resulted from jurors finding that the defendant had engaged in malice, oppression, or fraud. In June 2020, Monsanto's owner Bayer reached an agreement to resolve approximately 125,000 Roundup product liability claims for US$10.1 billion. The verdicts and the proffered settlement suggest that pesticide products that unduly impair human health are not acceptable under American liability principles. Manufacturers need to design products that are reasonably safe and convey sufficient warning information to minimize damages to users and property. The placement of damage costs on product manufacturers is intended to encourage the development of safer pesticide products and the development of alternative non‐chemical pest‐control measures.

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孟山都的综述总结了一些农药健康损害赔偿责任

加利福尼亚州的三个陪审团认为，孟山都公司应对农药使用者的非经济损失和惩罚性赔偿承担数百万美元的责任，尽管判决已提起上诉。诉讼中的原告声称，孟山都（Monsanto）疏忽大意，因为他们没有提供有关如何使用Roundup的培训，也没有提供有关产品危险的充分警告。陪审团裁定被告人犯有恶意，压迫或欺诈罪，因此给予了惩罚性赔偿。2020年6月，孟山都公司的所有者拜耳（Bayer）达成协议，以101亿美元的价格解决大约125,000笔综述综述产品责任索赔。裁决和有根据的和解表明，过度损害人体健康的农药产品在美国责任原则下是不可接受的。制造商需要设计合理安全的产品，并传达足够的警告信息，以最大程度地减少对用户和财产的损害。向产品制造商支付损害赔偿费用的目的是鼓励开发更安全的农药产品和替代性非化学病虫害防治措施。