The lawsuit challenges Monsanto’s position that its herbicides are proven safe and asserts that the company has known about the dangers and hidden them from regulators and the public. Verdict has been pronounced on August 10, 2018. On 9/18/2018, Monsanto asks the judge to either overturn the verdict, order a new trial or reduce damages, pointing to lack of evidence to support plaintiff’s claims that Roundup caused his terminal lymphoma and “flagrant misconduct in front of the jury” by Brent Wisner, an attorney representing Dewayne Johnson. A hearing on Monsanto’s motions was held on Oct. 10, 2018. October 22, the judge confirmed the verdict, but lowered the punitive damages from $250 million to $39 million. The plaintiff has decided on October 26 to accept this decision. Otherwise, Monsanto's motion for a new trial would have been accepted. On 20/11/2018, Monsanto appealed the judgment. Johnson cross-appealed seeking reinstatement of the full jury award. Hearing is June 2, 2020. The appeals court had notifyied that the lawyers should be prepared to focus on the question of damages awarded (A155940, A156706). At this date, Bayer has reached verbal agreements with a large proportion of about 125,000 U.S. plaintiffs who allege Roundup causes cancer as part of a $10 billion plan to end all legal claims around the weedkiller.