Bayer Dangles $5.6 Billion Olive Branch to Roundup Critics June 14, 2019 By Tim Loh and Naomi Kresge Bayer AG will pump about 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) of its research and development budget into alternatives to its...
Judge Appoints Ken Feinberg Mediator for Bayer Roundup Settlement Talks May 23, 2019 By Tina Bellon A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the federal litigation...
Chemicals in Consumer Goods Are Seen Escaping Safety Checks May 21, 2019 By Andrew Noël European consumers could be at risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals in products like clothes and cosmetics because safety rules...
Bayer Bets on ‘Silver Bullet’ Defense in Roundup Litigation May 17, 2019 By Tina Bellon Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming its glyphosate-based weed...
Bayer Shows Why Lawyers Earn More than Scientists: Viewpoint May 14, 2019 By Chris Hughes Bayer AG hoped it could rely on science to establish the safety of its Roundup weedkiller. But it has clearly...
Calif. Jury Hits Bayer with $2 Billion Award in Roundup Cancer Trial May 14, 2019 By Tina Bellon A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed...
Bayer Jury Told $1 Billion Roundup Award Would Spur Change May 9, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt The jury in Bayer AG’s third Roundup weedkiller trial was urged by a plaintiffs’ lawyer to consider socking the company...
EPA Says Glyphosate not a Carcinogen May 1, 2019 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is...
Judge Orders Bayer to Pursue Talks in Roundup Cancer Litigation April 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A U.S. judge ordered Bayer AG to pursue mediation with plaintiffs claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, asking the...
French Court Finds Bayer’s Monsanto Liable for Farmer’s Sickness April 11, 2019 By Simon Carraud and Catherine Lagrange PARIS/LYON — A French court has ruled that Monsanto was liable for the sickness of a farmer who inhaled one...