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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITGATION

MDL No. 2741

Case No. 16-md-02741-VC

This document relates to: 

Hardeman v. Monsanto, 3:16-cv-00525-VC PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 133:

COURT’S PROPOSED VERDICT FORM

The parties should be prepared to discuss the proposed verdict form on Monday 

afternoon. The parties are responsible for bringing to the Court’s attention any objections they 

have to the structure or content of the verdict form. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: March 25, 2019 ___________________________

Honorable Vince Chhabria

United States District Court

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After you have reached your verdict, please fill out this form. After you have completed 

the form, let the Courtroom Deputy know that you have reached a verdict, without saying what 

the verdict is. The presiding juror should keep the form and bring it into the courtroom so that 

the jury may announce the verdict. 

Question 1: Did Mr. Hardeman prove by a preponderance of the evidence his claim that 

Roundup’s design was defective? See Instruction Number 11. 

Yes: ______ No: ______

Question 2: Did Mr. Hardeman prove by a preponderance of the evidence his claim that 

Roundup lacked sufficient warnings of potential risks? See Instruction Number 12. 

Yes: ______ No: ______

Question 3: Did Mr. Hardeman prove by a preponderance of the evidence his claim that 

Monsanto was negligent by not using reasonable care to warn about Roundup’s cancer risk? See 

Instruction Number 13. 

Yes: ______ No: ______

If you answered “no” to all three questions above, please stop, sign the verdict form, and inform 

the Courtroom Deputy that you have reached a verdict. If you answered “yes” to one or more of 

the questions above, then please continue. 

Question 4: What are Mr. Hardeman’s compensatory damages? See Instruction Number 15. 

Past economic loss: $ 200,967.10

Past noneconomic loss: $ _____________

Future noneconomic loss: $ _____________

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Question 5: Did Mr. Hardeman prove by clear and convincing evidence that he is entitled to 

punitive damages based on Monsanto’s conduct during the time Mr. Hardeman was using 

Roundup? See Instruction Number 16. 

Yes: ______ No: ______

Question 6: If you answered “yes” to the previous question, what amount do you award Mr. 

Hardeman in punitive damages?

$ _____________________

Dated: ______________________________

Presiding Juror

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