[PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 21-10994 ____________________

JOHN D. CARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MONSANTO COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia D.C. Docket No. 4:17-cv-00237-RSB-CLR ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-10994 Document: 178-1 Date Filed: 02/05/2024 Page: 2 of 31

2 Opinion of the Court 21-10994

Before ROSENBAUM, TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges, and MOODY,∗ District Judge. ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge: State tort litigation plays an important rol