Bayer’s Other Legal Mess: An Old Liability Many Have Forgotten July 23, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh The widening legal nightmare over Roundup weedkillers isn’t the only potential multi-billion-dollar liability Bayer AG inherited last year when it...
Bayer Called ‘Reprehensible’ on Roundup as Judge Cuts Award 69% July 16, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt Even as Bayer AG got a jury verdict slashed to $25.3 million from $80.3 million in a California case alleging...
Bayer’s $80 Million Roundup Verdict Will Probably Be Cut July 3, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge said he’ll probably reduce — but not throw out entirely — an $80 million jury verdict against...
Bayer Surges as Elliott Sparks Hope of Roundup Settlement June 27, 2019 Bayer AG rose the most in a decade after hiring a high-profile lawyer to fight a slew of cases over...
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...