It'd be nice if someone could pull up an actual copy of the legal filings so we could all read about it, as we are hearing this fourth hand. We have an article referencing a legal filing referencing an email about what someone heard someone else say.
“If I can kill this I should get a medal,” Rowland told a Monsanto regulatory affairs manager who recounted the conversation in an email to his colleagues, according to a court filing made public Tuesday
"We have enough to sustain our conclusions" - I read that as, we have enough data, why are we doing yet another study?
"No coordination is going on, he wants to establish some" - again, people are asking for an additional study without considering all the details
"I doubt Jess and EPA can kill this" - the desire to kill the study is broader than just Jess, it's the EPA in general
"Should" is an interesting word choice here. It seems to me that someone doing evil "should" stop doing it and report his guilt to the proper authorities. Not change his behavior to more effectively cover it up.
I remember getting training a long time ago from my employer. If you're discussing anything remotely controversial, pick up the phone or walk to the person's office. Don't put it in an email
Why? Because lawyers will find it and twist it however they want to make you look bad. Had a colleague annoy the hell out of you asking for something that didn't need to be done? Don't put "I deserve a medal for killing this study" in an email.