A jury found that Bayer, which bought Roundup-maker Monsanto in 2018, failed to warn users of years of scientific evidence that exposure to Roundup could cause cancer. The verdict rocked Bayer investors, driving down the German company’s shares more than 8% on Monday…
Federal Court Overturns 2020 Decision, Rules GMOs Must Be Regulated…
The Dec. 3 ruling overturns the 2020 rule overhaul by the first Trump administration that had eliminated most government oversight over GE crops, trees and grasses. The court held that the previous regulations violated the Plant Protection Act and the Administrative Procedure Act…
Bayer Won’t Appeal Roundup Cancer Verdict to Supreme Court…
Chemicals giant Bayer AG won’t appeal a $20.5 million jury verdict against it over Roundup, a weedkiller containing glyphosate whose use a California school groundskeeper said gave him cancer…
Appeals Court Upholds Groundskeeper’s Roundup Cancer Trial Win over Monsanto…
The Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District of California said Monday that Monsanto’s arguments were unpersuasive and Dewayne “Lee” Johnson was entitled to collect $10.25 million in compensatory damages and another $10.25 million in punitive damages. “In our view, Johnson presented abundant—and certainly substantial— evidence that glyphosate, together with the other ingredients in […]
Bayer Investors Investigate Company’s Directors for Possible Securities Fraud over Roundup Cancer Cases…
The legal announcement on Monday from Pomerantz LLP called on investors to join a class action case that will investigate Bayer’s officers and/or directors. Hagens Berman has also urged investors in Bayer who suffered $1 million or more in losses to submit their losses now for evaluation by their legal team. They stated that a […]
Bayer Reaches Verbal Deal to Settle Up to 85,000 Roundup Cancer Lawsuits…
Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements to resolve a substantial portion of an estimated 125,000 U.S. cancer lawsuits over use of its Roundup weedkiller, according to people familiar with the negotiations, Fortune reported Monday. The deals, which have yet to be signed and cover an estimated 50,000 to 85,000 suits, are part of a $10 […]
U.S. Appeals Court Bans Dicamba in Massive Shock for Bayer…
“Today’s decision is a massive win for farmers and the environment,” said George Kimbrell of the Center for Food Safety, lead counsel in the case. “It is good to be reminded that corporations like Monsanto and the Trump Administration cannot escape the rule of law, particularly at a time of crisis like this. Their day […]
FLASHBACK: Obama’s U.S. EPA Approves Toxic Dicamba Herbicide for Use on GMO Crops
“They Were Saying Horrible Things” – How Monsanto Tried to Discredit Journalists, Rockstars and Other ‘Roundup’ Critics…
Discrediting adversarial journalists and even a legendary rock star who had criticized the health hazards of roundup weedkiller. Silencing activists and alleged victims of the company’s roundup weedkiller. These Harvey Weinsten-esque tactics were employed by Monsanto owner Bayer as part of a multipronged effort to discredit its critics. The Guardian issued a lengthy report on […]
Judge Slashes Punitive Damages by $50 Million in Roundup Cancer Case…
Agrochemical company Monsanto “deserves to be punished” for misleading the public about the safety of its popular Roundup weed killer, a federal judge said in a ruling Monday, but drastically cut punitive damages awarded to a San Francisco Bay Area man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “Based on the evidence that came in at trial, Monsanto deserves […]
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