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*1 Case 3:16-md-02741-VC Document 20621 Filed 05/16/25 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS MDL No. 2741 LIABILITY LITIGATION Case No. 16-md-02741-VC ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR This document relates to: LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION Abel et al. v. Monsanto Co. , Case No. 3:21-cv-07124-VC Re: Dkt. No. 20472
The request for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s Pretrial Order No.
314—insofar as it granted Monsanto’s motion to exclude plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Khaleel Ashraf’s report regarding the above captioned matter—is granted. The brief filed by plaintiffs in support of that request is deemed the motion for reconsideration. Monsanto is ordered to file a response to plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration within 7 days. Plaintiffs may file a reply 7 days thereafter.
The Court is tentatively inclined to think that the failure to meaningfully consider Abel’s weight is not enough, on its own, to exclude Ashraf’s opinion. However, with many of the experts excluded in Wave 7 cases, the Court did not discuss each flaw in each expert’s opinion. Therefore, in addition to addressing Ashraf’s treatment of Abel’s weight, Monsanto should flag any other serious issues it believes exist with Ashraf’s opinion, such as whether he’s qualified to offer a specific causation opinion or his treatment of genetic mutations (to the extent Abel had such mutations). Monsanto’s response may not exceed 15 pages, and plaintiffs’ reply may not exceed 10 pages.
Case 3:16-md-02741-VC Document 20621 Filed 05/16/25 Page 2 of 2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 16, 2025
______________________________________ VINCE CHHABRIA United States District Judge
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