Bayer Roundup News

Bayer’s $1.5 Billion Roundup Verdict Slashed to $600 Million

Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit persuaded a Missouri judge to cut almost $1 billion from a $1.5 billion jury verdict that was one of the largest in the six years the company has been fighting thousands of claims that its Roundup …

Mistrial Declared in Lawsuit Blaming Landscaper’s Cancer on Roundup Weedkiller

A Delaware judge declared a mistrial Friday in the latest lawsuit alleging that exposure to the popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. The ruling came about two hours after jurors sent a note saying they were unable to reach a unanimous …

Bayer Jury’s $2.2 Billion Roundup Verdict Is Biggest Yet

Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury to pay more than $2.2 billion to a former Roundup user who blamed his cancer on the weedkiller in the largest verdict so far in five years of litigation over …

Bayer Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million in Latest Roundup Weedkiller Trial

Bayer was ordered on Tuesday to pay nearly $3.5 million by a Philadelphia jury that found the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused a woman’s cancer, the company said, the latest in a string of trial losses for the company as it …

ANALYSIS: As Bayer Confronts Mounting Roundup Losses, All Eyes on Philadelphia Trial

With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion in verdicts in recent weeks, all eyes are on a trial wrapping up in Philadelphia. Plaintiffs have won the last …

Bayer Reaches $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup

Two companies that sell top brands of household weedkiller will pay $6.9 million for allegedly making false and misleading claims regarding the safety of their products as part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office announced on …

Bayer Sued for Barring Non-U.S. Citizen from Roundup Settlement

A new U.S. lawsuit on Thursday accused Germany’s Bayer AG of illegally excluding a Virginia farmworker from a settlement over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, because she is not a U.S. citizen. The complaint said Elvira Reyes-Hernandez, who used …

Investors Demand $2.5B in Possible German Class Action Over Bayer’s Monsanto Deal

Investors are demanding around 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Bayer as part of a possible class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, law firm Tilp said on Monday. The law firm said that …

Bayer Faces Billion-Dollar Class Action Suit in Germany Over Monsanto Takeover

BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, specialist law firm Tilp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft said on Wednesday. Tilp said it was representing more than 250 institutional investors and a …

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 …