Dying California groundskeeper awarded $289 million after jury finds popular weed killer caused cancer

A California man dying of cancer was awarded $289 million after a jury ruled that a popular weed killer product gave him cancer. DeWayne Johnson, a groundskeeper at a San Francisco Bay Area school district, sprayed large quantities of the product, sold under the brand name Roundup, from a 50-gallon tank attached to a truck during gusty winds. He said the product would often cover his face, and one time, when a hose broke, his whole body was covered. -- More...