獲賠20億美元！美國夫婦用除草劑30年同患癌症，孟山都被罰慘
California couple who developed the same cancer after using Roundup weed killer on their property for 30 years are awarded $2BILLION in Monsanto trial
一對加州夫婦在使用農達除草劑30年後患上同一癌症，孟山都公司被判賠償20億美元
來源：每日郵報 翻譯：世界播
Monsanto must pay $2 billion to a California couple who claim carcinogenic chemicals in the company"s weedkiller, Roundup, gave them cancer, a jury ruled Monday.
周一，一個陪審團裁定，孟山都必須向一對加州夫婦支付20億美元，這對夫婦稱孟山都農達除草劑中有致癌化學物質，導致他們患上了癌症。
The company faces a slew of over 13,4000 lawsuits over the product, which uses glysophate, a pest-killing chemical that may raise cancer risks - a risk that three courts in a row have now ruled the company failed to warn consumers of.
該公司面臨著超過134000起關於該產品的訴訟。該產品使用了草甘膦——一種可能增加癌症風險的殺蟲化學物質，如今有連續三家法院裁定該公司未能警告消費者關於這個風險問題。
Both Alva and Alberta Pilliod have battled non-Hodgkin"s lymphoma after they used the weedkiller on their property for some 30 years.
阿爾瓦和阿爾伯塔·皮利奧德夫婦在自家的土地上使用除草劑約30年後，都患上了非霍奇金淋巴瘤。
Despite this third consecutive loss, Bayer - which now owns Monsanto - continues to deny fault, claiming that many studies over the years have found the chemical safe and non-carcinogenic, as did a recent EPA ruling.
儘管連續第三次虧損，收購孟山都公司的拜耳公司仍繼續否認責任，聲稱數年來進行的多項研究已經證明這種化學物質是安全的、非致癌的，正如美國環境保護署最近的一項裁決一樣。
"We have great sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. Pilliod, but the evidence in this case was clear that both have long histories of illnesses known to be substantial risk factors for non-Hodgkin』s lymphoma (NHL), most NHL has no known cause, and there is not reliable scientific evidence to conclude that glyphosate-based herbicides were the "but for" cause of their illnesses as the jury was required to find in this case," Bayer said in a statement.
拜耳發表聲明道：「我們非常同情皮利奧德先生和皮利奧德夫人，但這起案件的證據很清楚，他們都有長期的疾病史，這些疾病被認為是非霍奇金淋巴瘤的實質性危險因素，大多數非霍奇金淋巴瘤沒有已知的原因，也沒有可靠的科學證據可以得出定論。草甘膦除草劑是導致他們患病『不可缺少的』原因，陪審團是被要求在這起案件中得出這一結論的。」
In 2016, Alva Pilliod was sure his wife, Alberta, was dying of the same cancer he had suffered - and now the pair is convinced they both got it from Monsanto"s Roundup weedkiller, according to reporting on their testimony from Courthouse News Service.
在2016年，阿爾瓦·皮利奧德確信他的妻子阿爾伯塔患上和他一樣的癌症——現在根據他們在法院新聞服務網的證詞，這對夫婦確信他們都是因為孟山都公司的農達除草劑而患癌的。
Alva tearfully recounted watching Alberta deteriorate and suffer from non-Hodgkins lymphoma years after he"d beaten the same disease.
阿爾瓦淚流滿面地回憶說，在他患上同樣的疾病數年後，他看著阿爾伯塔病情惡化，承受著非霍奇金淋巴瘤帶來的痛苦。
Alberta and Alva are in remission now - but neither they nor their lives have ever been the same since the cancer attacked their bones or brains.
阿爾伯塔和阿爾瓦的病情目前正在緩解，但自從癌症襲擊了他們的骨骼和大腦後，他們的生活都不一樣了。
And now the pair, both 76, are among countless others that want to hold Monsanto accountable for the chemical they believe nearly killed them.
如今，這對76歲的老夫妻和其他無數人一樣，都想讓孟山都為他們認為差點害死他們的化學物質負責。
They relied on the market-dominating weedkiller to keep their lawns tidy and weed-free - as did countless Americans - for 30 years.
30年來，他們依靠主導市場的除草劑來保持草坪整潔和無雜草——無數美國人也是如此。
Neither half of the couple ever questioned what the blockbuster weedkiller might do to humans.
這對夫婦都沒有質疑過這種大熱的除草劑會對人類造成什麼影響。
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma attacks a form of white blood cells, so it can occur in the lymphnodes or many other parts of the body, including bone, like Alva"s spine and hip, or in the brain, as was the case for Alberta.
非霍奇金淋巴瘤攻擊一種形式的白細胞，所以它可以發生在淋巴結或身體的許多其他部位，包括骨頭，像阿爾瓦的脊柱和髖部，或在大腦中，阿爾伯塔的情況也是一樣。
She and Alva finally stopped using Roundup in 2016, but the damage they now blame on its chemicals was done.
阿爾伯塔和阿爾瓦最終在2016年停止使用農達，但他們現在認為是農達的化學物質造成了傷害。
Up until then, Alberta would even joke with Alva that it couldn"t be dangerous, comparing it to "sugar water."
在那之前，阿爾伯塔甚至會和阿爾瓦開玩笑說，它不會有危險，還把它比作「糖水」。
"The ads made me feel like it was safe," she explained.
她解釋說，「廣告讓我覺得它很安全。」
But when she developed the same cancer he"d had, Alva began an inquisition of any possible cause. He found an article suggesting a link between Roundup and cancer.
但當她患上和他一樣的癌症時，阿爾瓦開始調查任何可能的原因。他發現一篇文章提到農達與癌症之間存在聯繫。
He didn"t spare a moment, taking every ounce of the weedkiller at the Pilliod home straight to a hazardous waste dump as soon as he got home.
他毫不猶豫，一到家就把所有的除草劑直接扔到一個危險廢物堆放場。
If he"d known any sooner that Roundup might raise the risks of cancer for himself and Alberta, "I wouldn"t have had it on my property," Alva told the court.
阿爾瓦在法庭上說，如果他早知道農達可能會增加他本人和阿爾伯塔的癌症風險，「我根本不會在家裡用它。」
"I wouldn"t want it near me or my family."
「我不會讓它靠近我或我的家人。」
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