Monsanto Faces Man Dying of Cancer in Roundup Trial

Monsanto Faces Man Dying of Cancer in Roundup Trial
Activists take part in a march against US agrochemical giant Monsanto and GMO food products, May 23, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
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Lee Johnson’s doctors didn’t think he’d live long enough to testify in court that exposure to Monsanto Co.’s Roundup weed killer caused his deadly cancer.

But the 46-year-old is now first in line to go to trial against the agrochemical giant among thousands of people across the U.S. who blame its herbicide for their disease.