A federal judge said Monday that he’s inclined to order the retired official, Jess Rowland, to submit to questioning by lawyers for the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs attorneys contend he had a "highly suspicious" relationship with Monsanto. Rowland chaired a committee that disputed the findings of the World Health Organization that Roundup is linked to increased rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and left his job just days after his report was leaked to the press. Rowland is expected to testify as a paid expert on behalf of Monsanto.