Bayer’s Costs to Fight Future Roundup Lawsuits Climb November 3, 2020 By Tim Loh and Joel Rosenblatt Bayer AG’s legal bills to contain the fallout over the weedkiller Roundup keep rising with costs to handle future lawsuits...
France Clamps Down on Use of Weedkiller Glyphosate in Farming October 9, 2020 PARIS — France’s health and environment agency announced restrictions on weedkiller glyphosate in farming, but stopped short of a full...
Bayer’s $11 Billion Roundup Deal Faces New Concerns From Judge August 28, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt Bayer AG’s comprehensive settlement of U.S. lawsuits over its Roundup weed killer is in jeopardy after lawyers for some consumers...
Bayer’s Roundup-Cancer Settlement Plan Hits Snag July 7, 2020 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG’s plan for handling future Roundup cancer claims hit a snag when the judge asked to oversee the yet-to-be...
Bayer Bets on Science in Bid to Prevent Future Roundup Lawsuits June 26, 2020 By Tina Bellon Seeking to forestall further claims, Bayer AG is taking a risky bet that an independent scientific review will ultimately show...
J&J Loses Bid to Overturn Baby Powder Verdict, but Damages Cut to $2.1 B June 23, 2020 A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of...
Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada May 20, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States...
Bayer Investor Sues Top Officials for ‘Disastrous’ Monsanto Deal March 9, 2020 By Chris Dolmetsch A Bayer AG investor sued the board and other top company officials, claiming the “disastrous” 2018 acquisition of Monsanto Co....
Cancer Risk Forces Recall of Weight-Loss Drug Belviq February 14, 2020 By Emma Court Weight-loss drug Belviq will be withdrawn from the U.S. market at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, after...
FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Testing for Asbestos In Talc February 4, 2020 By Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion SILVER SPRING, Md., — For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine...