Roundup weedkiller News

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 Broadens Effort to Shield Itself From Claims Weedkiller Caused Cancer

A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol building Monday begging lawmakers to reject it. The legislation, pending …

Bayer Weighs ‘Texas Two-Step’ Bankruptcy Filing Over Roundup

Bayer AG is weighing whether to use a controversial legal maneuver known as the Texas Two-Step bankruptcy to try to resolve tens of thousands of US lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, according to people familiar with its thinking. …

Bayer Notches More Wins in Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Trials

Bayer on Tuesday said it won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a retired postal service worker in Pennsylvania who alleged he developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma from using the company’s Roundup weedkiller. In addition to the jury verdict in the …

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 …

Bayer Ordered to Pay $1.56B in Latest Trial Loss Over Roundup Weedkiller

A Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused injuries including cancer, a verdict that could intensify investor pressure on the German drugs and agricultural chemicals company to change its …