Chapter 4549 Lin Feng's Promise Is Greater than the Law
The Windy City trial was in full swing. The lawyers of Monsanto and the lawyers of the Rowan Law Firm were engaged in a heated argument. The two sides went back and forth in court, citing classics and talking about the past and the present. This fierce court battle made all the reporters feel relaxed and dazzled. This trial can be regarded as the best script for a classic Hollywood court drama.
However, the trend in the court clearly showed that Monsanto could not be exempted from responsibility under the ironclad evidence of 500,000 deformed children. After all, no matter which country's chemists came to test, they could find residues of "Agent Orange" in these deformed children, which was enough to prove the harm of "Agent Orange" to them. "Novel" The novel chapters are updated the fastest
As for the other side, the various organ mutations in the 13,240 farmers were also ironclad evidence, but compared with the evidence of "Agent Orange", this side seemed more relaxed. After all, this can only prove that they were contaminated, but it cannot prove that they were contaminated by genetically modified organisms and caused organ mutations. As long as it cannot be proved that this is caused by the mutation of genetically modified organs, Monsanto will not suffer a heavy blow.
Of course, the claim for 500,000 deformed children in Vietnam is also extremely shocking. 35 billion US dollars is enough to make Monsanto pay. Therefore, while Hugh Grant entrusted lawyers to fight the lawsuit, he also used the influence of the consortium to pressure the Vietnamese government to bring these 500,000 deformed children back to the country. Otherwise, the DuPont consortium will suspend its investment in Vietnam and the US government's investment in Vietnam.
For such a naked threat, the Vietnamese government was very angry, but helpless. This world has always been very realistic. It has always been very cruel. In desperation. The Vietnamese government contacted the parents or relatives of these deformed children's families. Let them take them back to Vietnam. The Vietnamese government will provide them with free medical services and provide suitable jobs for their families. Of course, these two points are guaranteed by Hugh Grant.
After all, compared with the compensation of 35 billion US dollars, this amount of treatment fee is really not worth mentioning. After all, Vietnam's price index is low, and it doesn't cost much to treat in Vietnamese hospitals. On the contrary, if the lawsuit is lost, the first thing to do is to pay $35 billion in mental damages. This is what Rowan Law Firm proposed. On average, that's $70,000 per person. And this $70,000 is for the parents of these deformed children and their families.
After that, Monsanto will have to bear all the treatment costs. If the treatment is not successful, then it must bear all the expenses from birth to death. The compensation plan determined by Rowan Law Firm is based on the national GDP index and price increase index of the United States in the past 20 years. Each person must be compensated until he is at least 70 years old, at least $100,000 per year, that is, each person must be compensated $7 million in living compensation.
According to Rowan's calculations, each deformed child lives in the United States. The living expenses are at least $30,000 a year. And hiring a caregiver requires 24-hour care. Therefore, the cost will not be less than $70,000 a year. So, $100,000 a year. As for why it is in the United States instead of Vietnam, Rowan's argument is simple, because these Vietnamese children have suffered misfortunes in their lives because of American companies.
Vietnam is a developing country, and the living environment is not comfortable, and it is even very bad. This time, they mustered up the courage to stand up and fight for their rights, which requires great courage. Therefore, they deserve to enjoy the best living environment in the best country in the world.
Therefore, each person has to compensate for living expenses of 7 million US dollars. This is 3.5 trillion US dollars. This is an astronomical figure. It can be said that Monsanto has never made so much money since it started making money. If this is compensated, even the DuPont consortium will feel distressed. After all, the total assets of the DuPont consortium are only 35 trillion US dollars. This time, one-tenth of it is compensated. How can the DuPont consortium not feel distressed?
In addition, Ron also proposed a "life inability to enjoy compensation" in a crazy way. What is "life inability to enjoy compensation"? It means that these 500,000 deformed children cannot enjoy the beauty of life at all. In this life, even if they are compensated for living expenses, they can only live in a miserable way and have no way to enjoy the beauty of life. So, although this money cannot compensate for these beautiful things, it can punish the companies that do such things and let other companies around the world learn from it.
Ron's compensation plan is $100 million per person. A total of $50 trillion, plus the previous $3.5 trillion and $35 billion, the total is $53.535 trillion.
This number is not enough even if the entire DuPont consortium is compensated. You can see how crazy this Ron is. Of course, Ron also stated to the court that if Monsanto cannot compensate, it will claim compensation from its parent company DuPont consortium. If DuPont consortium files for Monsanto's bankruptcy, then these deformed children will be Monsanto's largest creditors. And they have entrusted Lin Feng. If Monsanto goes bankrupt, all its intellectual property rights and industrial bases will be managed by Lin Feng on its behalf, and the profits will be used to help these 500,000 deformed children spend the rest of their lives.
"Shameless, the worst of shame!" Faced with such a shameless Ron Law Firm, Hugh Grant could only use this trick to ask the Vietnamese government to recall these families. If there is no plaintiff, then the lawsuit will naturally be withdrawn.
The Vietnamese government also "actively" responded to Hugh Grant's recall. However, when the government staff called, the families of the deformed children in Vietnam completely ignored it. They were not moved at all. What a joke, this time they only provide free treatment, and to be honest, this disease is useless even if it is treated. It has become a chronic disease and has brought lifelong pain to these poor deformed children. Free treatment is just a joke.
Now they don't want treatment, but compensation, which can make the family feel a little more relaxed and make the lives of these deformed children easier. Therefore, these promises of the Vietnamese government are equivalent to nothing.
In desperation, the Vietnamese government directly sent officials over. Vietnam is also a socialist country. When the official came, he was very arrogant and directly scolded the families of the deformed children for bringing shame to the Vietnamese people. Ordered them to bring people back to the country immediately. Otherwise, they would be convicted and put in jail.
It must be said that this threat is still very deterrent to these Vietnamese people. If they go to jail, it will be miserable. It's not so easy to stay in that cell. A Vietnamese prison is not a place for people to stay.
After such intimidation, many people were scared and wanted to retreat. Especially these Vietnamese officials, they threatened that if they lost the lawsuit, they would have to live on the streets in the United States, homeless, or even die in a foreign country. This is undoubtedly a terrible thing for the Vietnamese who have a sense of hometown.
Immediately, many people wanted to leave. But they were persuaded by Ron.
"Don't worry, since Mr. Lin has brought you here, he will not ignore you. Even if you lose this lawsuit, Mr. Lin will arrange a new home for you, help you solve your life difficulties, and let you live happily." Ron said loudly, "As for the threat from the Vietnamese government, you don't have to worry. This is the United States. No matter which country comes here, it must abide by American laws. So, you don't have to worry about the threat from the Vietnamese government!"
After hearing this, everyone was relieved. They may not believe in American laws, but they will not disbelieve in Lin Feng's promise. Although there are many of them, there are 500,000 of them. Including the relatives who come to take care of them, there are more than one million people in total. But basically in Vietnam, few people have traveled to all provinces of Vietnam. But this time, they came to the dream paradise of the United States.
Moreover, the daily living expenses of these more than one million people are all borne by Lin Feng. Let them eat well, drink well, and live well here. So, they believe in Lin Feng's promise. Since Lin Feng said that he would definitely take care of them, he would definitely take care of them.
So, they will fight the lawsuit with Monsanto to the end!
This made Hugh Grant depressed to death. He didn't understand why this group of people believed in Lin Feng so much. Aren't they afraid of losing the lawsuit and starving to death on the street! And now these people are determined to sue, which makes Hugh Grant nervous. As for the current court situation, there is no compensation for GMOs, and the compensation is only a few hundred million US dollars at most. After all, there is no direct evidence to prove that their organs are mutated because of GMOs.
But the accusation of 500,000 deformed children here has begun to shift to 500,000 deformed children. Both the judge and the jury have begun to lean towards the victory of these 500,000 deformed children. After all, the harm of "Agent Orange" has always been there, but it has never been so great.
Now the jury and the judge are probably considering how much compensation to pay. If the compensation is too much, Monsanto will go bankrupt directly. But if the compensation is too little, it will be meaningless. After all, these are 500,000 deformed children! A full 500,000! It's useless to pay hundreds of millions of dollars.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Hugh Grant asked old DuPont again. But now, he can't see old DuPont at all, and the secretary is the one who transfers the phone calls. And the news that came down later was that Monsanto should solve this matter by itself.
Solve it by itself? How can I solve this? Hugh Grant cried. To be continued...