Barnes v. Monsanto Co.

Summary

PLEASE NOTE - THIS PROCEEDING IS NOT BEING OFFERED LIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN IT'S ENTIRETY UPON ADJUDICATION.

In this product liability litigation, plaintiff claims his use of defendant's Roundup-brand weed killer caused his cancer.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Barnes, John
Defense: Monsanto Co.

Judge: Jane Manning
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Cobb County
Court: Cobb County State Court

Case Number: 21-A-444
Industry: Agriculture
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Barnes, John

Defense

Monsanto Co.

Represented By:
Holley, William ( Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP)
Kalas, John (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Durrani, Timur

Lay Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Barnes v. Monsanto Co. 03/17/2025 PM	01:00 PM EDT
			Barnes v. Monsanto Co. 03/17/2025 AM	09:00 AM EDT

MAR

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:05	Opening Statement	Findley, Kyle
01:07:25	Break
01:12:30	Opening Statement	Holley, William
02:12:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
00:50:07	Break
01:05:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:06:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
01:08:24	Break
01:28:04	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:43:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
00:20:17	Break
00:42:27	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
01:59:32	Break
02:18:22	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:54:17	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
01:07:48	Break
01:29:03	Witness Cross Examination	Kalas, John	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:16:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:45:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kalas, John	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:54:09	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
01:08:40	Break
01:22:52	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
02:25:45	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:30:31	Break
01:47:20	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:12:10	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:19:24	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:27:55	Break
01:49:00	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:57:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:30	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:25:15	Break
01:41:00	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
04:07:20	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:47:00	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
		02:38:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:20	Witness Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:47:26	Break
02:12:10	Witness Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:07:45	Break
03:11:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
04:00:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:37:34	Witness Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:34:35	Break
02:26:56	Witness Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:14:10	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:23:25	General Case Activities		Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
00:48:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:00:25	Break
02:25:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:30:00	Break
02:34:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:08:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holley, William	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:35:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
03:40:25	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:32:44	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Durrani, Timur	In Person
		03:18:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:06:25	Witness Cross Examination	Warburton, R. Thomas	Durrani, Timur	In Person
01:35:50	Break
01:59:30	Witness Cross Examination	Warburton, R. Thomas	Durrani, Timur	In Person
03:58:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:24:58	Witness Cross Examination	Warburton, R. Thomas	Durrani, Timur	In Person
01:11:39	General Case Activities		Durrani, Timur	In Person
01:20:05	Break
01:47:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Durrani, Timur	In Person
02:37:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Warburton, R. Thomas	Durrani, Timur	In Person
02:42:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Durrani, Timur	In Person
02:44:40	Witness Direct Examination	Findley, Kyle	Barnes, John	In Person
03:08:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:20	Witness Cross Examination	Holley, William	Barnes, John	In Person
01:17:30	General Case Activities		Barnes, John	In Person
01:23:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Findley, Kyle	Barnes, John	In Person
01:29:05	Break
01:40:42	Witness Direct Examination		Naguib, Dr. Hosam M.D.	Video Recording
03:05:16	End of Session

MAR

Barnes v. Monsanto Co.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:10	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
01:15:45	Break
01:33:30	Witness Direct Examination	Wexler, Noah	Reeves, William	Transcript Reading
03:37:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:35	Witness Direct Examination	Findley, Kyle	Barnes, Beverly	In Person
00:23:20	General Case Activities		Barnes, Beverly	In Person
00:27:10	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
01:19:50	Break
01:35:38	General Case Activities
01:38:00	Witness Cross Examination	Findley, Kyle	Farmer, Dr. Donna	In Person
02:40:15	End of Session