Bayer Must Pay $78 Million in Latest Roundup Cancer Trial, Jury Finds October 11, 2024 By Brendan Pierson Bayer must pay $78 million to a Pennsylvania man who said he got cancer from using the company’s Roundup weedkiller,...
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit July 26, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s...
Judge Cuts Bayer $2.25 Billion Roundup Verdict to $400 Million June 5, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday slashed a $2.25 billion U.S. verdict against Bayer to $400 million for a Pennsylvania man...
Missouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits April 26, 2024 By David A. Lieb The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it...
Bayer Pushes Legislation in Multiple States for Legal Shield Against Lawsuits April 18, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and David A. Lieb Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states...
Bayer Fights String of Roundup Trial Losses Including $2.25B Verdict in Philadelphia February 16, 2024 By Maryclaire Dale When a Philadelphia jury awarded $2.25 billion in damages this year in a case that linked Roundup to a cable...
Company Asks Judge to Stop Demolition of Contaminated School December 21, 2022 BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) –The manufacturer of chemicals that are forcing Vermont’s largest city to tear down its high school wants...
$698M Deal to End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit in Oregon December 20, 2022 By Claire Rush PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit...
EPA Reviews Bayer Herbicide Blamed For Widespread US Crop Damage December 23, 2021 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton...
Couple’s $86 Million Award in Monsanto Pesticide Case Stands November 19, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co.’s to $86.2 million in damages...