Monsanto did the same thing the asbestos makers did, agree to give a set amount of damages they would be liable for. And you can bet that the payouts are over time which means that Monsanto purchased an annunity so their actual cost is far less than the published amount.
The same thing for the states who won millions of dollars from the tobacco industry while their state hired attorneys collected millions simply for providing the information that was already garnered from the lawsuits down south.........