Judge Denies Home Depot Dismissal Of Roundup Case Due To Improper Brief

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in California on Jan. 21 denied Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.'s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the company related to the sale of the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate. The judge said that when Home Depot filed its brief supporting dismissal, it improperly referenced materials outside the pleadings (James Weeks v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., No. 19-6780, C.D. Calif.).
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