A San Diego jury has ordered Bayer, parent company of agrochemical company Monsanto, to pay $332 million to a 51-year-old man who claimed he developed cancer from exposure to the popular herbicide Roundup.
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Monsanto Sued Again Over Legacy of Toxic PCBs
Cities in California are suing Monsanto Co. to compel it to clean up pollution caused by a chemical coolant produced by the former agricultural giant for decades that leaked into bay waters.
U.S. Judge Rejects Future RoundUp Cancer Suits Deal
A US judge on Wednesday rejected a deal to settle future Roundup cancer suits, saying it does more for weed-killer maker Bayer than for those who fall ill. US district judge Vince Chhabria had expressed concerns about a $1.25 billion agreement proposed nearly a year ago, forcing the German giant to take another look at… Continue reading U.S. Judge Rejects Future RoundUp Cancer Suits Deal
Judge Raises Doubts Ahead of Hearing on Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement Deal
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving future claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, casting doubt on the plan a day before a key hearing. Bayer and class action attorneys hope U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco will give… Continue reading Judge Raises Doubts Ahead of Hearing on Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement Deal
Bayer Reaches $2 Billion Agreement to Settle Future Roundup Lawsuits
Bayer has reached up to $2 billion agreement with plaintiffs’ attorneys to settle future lawsuits over claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The settlement will provide future plaintiffs, who contract non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup, up to $200,000 in compensation. Bayer inherited thousands of lawsuits against Roundup inventor Monsanto Co. when it acquired the… Continue reading Bayer Reaches $2 Billion Agreement to Settle Future Roundup Lawsuits
Bayer May Pay $10B to Settle Roundup Cancer cases from its Monsanto Deal
In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some plaintiffs are discussing with the company deals that could lead to a total payout of about $10 billion, according to people with direct knowledge of the negotiations. In some discussions, Bayer’s lawyers have said the… Continue reading Bayer May Pay $10B to Settle Roundup Cancer cases from its Monsanto Deal
U.S. Government Says Verdict in Bayer’s Roundup Case Should Be Reversed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The government said in a friend of the court brief filed on Friday that glyphosate,… Continue reading U.S. Government Says Verdict in Bayer’s Roundup Case Should Be Reversed
Inside the Mass-Tort Machine that Powers Thousands of Weedkiller Roundup Lawsuits
In late 2016, a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers took the stage at the year’s largest gathering of their colleagues to talk up a promising new target. For 30 minutes, they laid out arguments linking the popular weedkiller Roundup to cancer. An arm of the World Health Organization had pegged Roundup’s main chemical ingredient as a… Continue reading Inside the Mass-Tort Machine that Powers Thousands of Weedkiller Roundup Lawsuits
EPA Won’t Approve Warning Labels for Roundup Chemical
The Trump administration says it won’t approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, a move aimed at California as it fights one of the world’s largest agriculture companies about the potentially cancer-causing chemical. California requires warning labels on glyphosate products — widely known as the weed killer Roundup — because the International Agency for… Continue reading EPA Won’t Approve Warning Labels for Roundup Chemical
Bayer Proposes Paying $8 Billion to Settle Roundup Cancer Claims
Bayer AG is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. An agreement, which could take months to work out, would ease investor pressure over massive litigation exposure the German drug and chemical giant took… Continue reading Bayer Proposes Paying $8 Billion to Settle Roundup Cancer Claims