Law Firm Releases Documents in Litigation, Angering Monsanto
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Documents released Tuesday in a lawsuit against Monsanto raised new questions about the company’s efforts to influence the news media and scientific research and revealed internal debate over the safety of its highest-profile product, the weed killer Roundup, reports The New York Times.
Monsanto said it was outraged by the documents’ release by Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, writes Danny Hakim.
“There is a standing confidentiality order that they violated,” said Scott Partridge, vice president of global strategy for Monsanto. He said that while “you can’t unring a bell,” Monsanto would seek penalties on the firm.
A partner in the firm said Monsanto had failed to file a motion seeking continued protection of the documents, but the company said no such filing was necessary.