Bayer Fights for Survival as Roundup Lawsuits Burn Cash May 29, 2024 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Bill Anderson said the wave of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller is an “existential” threat...
Bayer’s Billions in Roundup Verdicts Increase Pressure for New Legal Strategy January 31, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh Bayer AG faces mounting pressure to come up with a new plan for handling its Roundup weedkiller litigation after getting...
ANALYSIS: As Bayer Confronts Mounting Roundup Losses, All Eyes on Philadelphia Trial December 5, 2023 By Brendan Pierson With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion...
Bayer Ordered to Pay $1.56B in Latest Trial Loss Over Roundup Weedkiller November 20, 2023 By Tom Hals A Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused injuries...
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Monsanto and Univar for Polluting Water, Air, and Soil with Harmful Chemicals September 21, 2023 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Chicago is suing Bayer AG’s Monsanto and Univar Solutions Inc. for polluting the city’s water, air and soil with chemicals...
Vermont School Board to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination That Closed School October 20, 2022 The school board in Vermont’s largest city plans to sue the manufacturer of chemicals that forced the closure of Burlington...
EPA Ordered to Reassess Glyphosate’s Impact on Health, Environment June 20, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at...
Investors Demand $2.5B in Possible German Class Action Over Bayer’s Monsanto Deal January 3, 2022 Investors are demanding around 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Bayer as part of a possible class action lawsuit in...
Bayer Faces Billion-Dollar Class Action Suit in Germany Over Monsanto Takeover December 17, 2021 BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto,...
Supreme Court Last Hope for Bayer As It Loses Another Weedkiller Cancer Appeal August 10, 2021 By Ludwig Burger Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of...