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...
Bayer Nears Glyphosate Settlement After Lengthy Talks – Sources June 23, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Patricia Weiss Germany’s Bayer is set to reach a settlement this week with U.S. plaintiffs that claim its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer,...
U.S. Peach Grower Awarded $265 M From Bayer, BASF in Weedkiller Lawsuit February 19, 2020 By Patricia Weiss A Missouri jury’s $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF...
Bayer’s Roundup Trial Delay Gives Time for Settlement Talks October 7, 2019 By Craig Giammona The last scheduled trial of the year over Bayer AG’s Roundup herbicide has been postponed at the request of both...