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,...
Federal Court Blocks California Cancer Label on Bayer’s Roundup Weed Killer June 23, 2020 By Tina Bellon A federal court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a...
Bayer Reaches Deals on Big Share of 125,000 Roundup Weedkiller Suits May 27, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements to resolve a substantial portion of an estimated 125,000 U.S. cancer lawsuits over use...
Bayer Pays $39.5 Million to Settle Roundup False-Ad Lawsuits March 31, 2020 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG agreed to pay $39.5 million to settle allegations that its Monsanto unit ran misleading ads about the controversial...
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....
Bayer’s Roundup Woes May Force It to Sell Assets or Borrow February 27, 2020 By Tim Loh Bayer AG acknowledged for the first time that lawsuits related to the controversial weed killer Roundup could force it to...
Bayer’s Chairman to Leave as Company Fights Roundup Suits February 26, 2020 By Eric Pfanner and Tim Loh Bayer AG Chairman Werner Wenning will step down as the German drug and chemicals company wrestles with the growing fallout...
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 Asks California Court to Reverse $86M Roundup Cancer Verdict February 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon Bayer AG has asked a California appeals court to overturn an $86 million verdict that found it was responsible for...
Roundup Plaintiffs, Bayer in Talks to Settle Claims For $10 Billion January 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some...