Monsanto Moves to Transfer Venue in Roundup Suit; Plaintiff Says Court Should Rule on Motion to Remand First

SAN FRANCISCO –– A Roundup plaintiff has backed his decision to pursue his claims in the district of his choice, saying that the court should deny a recent motion to transfer venue, especially in light of the fact that the court has yet to rule on the plaintiff’s motion to remand.

In an April 13 opposition brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the plaintiff says that even if the court denies his motion to remand, the claims should still stay in the Northern District of California “because the closest court in the Eastern …