Articles by Ludwig Burger and Brendan Pierson

Bayer Renews Bid for US Supreme Court to Curb Roundup Cases

Bayer said on Friday it was again petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to sharply limit legal claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, seeking to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. Bayer said in its petition that consumers should …

Bayer Threatens to Stop Roundup Weedkiller Sales in US Over Litigation Costs

Bayer has told U.S. lawmakers it could stop selling Roundup weedkiller unless they can strengthen legal protection against product liability litigation, according to a financial analyst and a person close to the matter. Bayer has paid about $10 billion to …

EU Commission Eyeing Exemptions for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban, Letter Shows

The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” to protect key industries, a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. In the letter to some EU lawmakers in …

BioNTech Faces First German Lawsuit Over Alleged COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first of potentially hundreds of cases in the country. The …

Bayer to Challenge $275M Washington Jury Verdict Over PCB Injury Claims

Germany’s Bayer said on Friday it plans to legally challenge a jury verdict awarding $275 million to a group of people claiming they suffered from exposure to PCB, a chemical that Bayer’s Monsanto business produced until 1977. Bloomberg and other …

Supreme Court to Soon Decide Whether to Hear Bayer’s Weedkiller Case

The U.S. Supreme Court could announce as soon as Monday whether it will hear Bayer’s bid to dismiss claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars more in damages and payouts. Bayer …

Biden Administration Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Shun Bayer Weedkiller Appeal

President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Bayer’s bid to dismiss claims by customers who contend that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, as the company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in …

Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration View on Bayer Weedkiller Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration for its views on whether the justices should hear Bayer AG’s bid to dismiss claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, as the company seeks to …

Bayer Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Roundup Cancer Claim Verdict

Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court verdict that upheld damages to a customer blaming his cancer on the German group’s glyphosate-based weedkillers. Bayer …

Supreme Court Last Hope for Bayer As It Loses Another Weedkiller Cancer Appeal

Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based weedkillers, leaving the German drugs and pesticides group to pin hopes for legal relief on the U.S. Supreme …