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...circuit court jury found Monsanto Co. guilty of failing to warn the town of Sturgeon, Mo., about the risk of a 1979 spill containing the toxic chemical dioxin. The jury ordered the chemical company to pay $16.2 million in damages, then left the courthouse to celebrate with Judge Richard Goldenhersh over margaritas and daiquiris at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Monsanto, meanwhile, announced that it will appeal...
...rise," intones Bailiff Marlene Augustine, and as they have more than 2,000 times before, the jurors and lawyers dutifully comply. Into courtroom 14 of the St. Clair County building in Belleville, Ill., strides the Hon. Richard Goldenhersh, presiding judge in the matter of Frances E. Kemner et al. v. Monsanto Co., Case No. 80-L-970 in the 20th Circuit, State of Illinois. The judge nods a greeting, settles into his leather chair, and trial day No. 534 begins. Another record...
Welcome to the longest-running jury trial in U.S. history, now into its fourth year. "It should be over before the end of this year," Judge Goldenhersh says wearily. "But I'm a poor prophet. When it started on Feb. 22, 1984, I told the jury on advice of counsel the case might take six months to a year...
...jurors range in age from mid-20s to early 70s. Old friends by now, they celebrate each anniversary of the Kemner trial with a birthday cake. Two years ago, on Judge Goldenhersh's 40th birthday, they presented him with a silver plaque inscribed with their names and juror numbers...
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