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...
Bayer Keeps Roundup Faith After Losing Second Trial March 29, 2019 Bayer AG vowed to keep defending its weedkiller Roundup after losing a second trial over claims it causes cancer, indicating...
Bayer Loses Second Trial Over Claims Roundup Causes Cancer March 28, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Robert Burnson Bayer AG lost a second trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, increasing pressure on the company to...
Monsanto Verdict Upheld, Award Cut to $78M October 24, 2018 By PAUL ELIAS A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict that found Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but...