U.S. Supreme Court sets date to consider review of Monsanto Roundup case
Bayer AG's effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to review a key trial loss in the nationwide Roundup litigation inched forward this week when the high court said it would include Bayer's petition for...
November 24, 2021
California court rejects Bayer’s petition to review Pilliod Roundup trial victory
Bayer AG suffered yet another setback this week in the company's ongoing effort to undo at least one of the trial losses dealt to Monsanto Co. in U.S. litigation alleging that the company's Roundup...
November 18, 2021
Stephens trial drags on, toxicologist testifies about studies of herbicide and cancer risk
A scientist testified Monday that a California woman's regular use of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide "vastly" exceeded the exposure scientific research shows more than doubles the risk of developing...
October 25, 2021
Bayer wins Roundup trial; plaintiff fails to prove exposure caused child’s disease
The former Monsanto Co., now owned by Bayer AG, notched its first win in the mass tort U.S. Roundup litigation on Tuesday, defeating at trial a mother who alleged her use of Roundup exposed her child...
October 6, 2021
Monsanto scientist tells jurors company’s side of Roundup cancer controversy
A senior scientist at the former Monsanto Co. on Tuesday told jurors in a California trial that regulators around the world support the company's position that its glyphosate-based herbicides, such...
October 5, 2021
Monsanto scientist defends Roundup safety in California trial
A senior scientist at the former Monsanto Co. told jurors in a California trial that the company's Roundup herbicide is so safe that the scientist uses it regularly at her home, and suggests friends...
September 28, 2021
Cancer patient lawyer spars with Monsanto scientist in California Roundup trial
A lawyer for a woman claiming her use of Roundup herbicide caused her to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma sparred with a longtime Monsanto scientist in court on Wednesday, forcing the scientist to...
September 22, 2021
Monsanto lawyer cross-examines cancer patient over her claims Roundup caused her disease
A California woman suing Monsanto over allegations that her use of Roundup weed killer caused her to develop cancer testified Monday that she had a hard time remembering many details about the extent...
September 20, 2021
Son testifies about his mother’s cancer alleged due to Roundup exposure
A woman suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma was a devoted user of Roundup herbicide for decades before she became ill, her son testified Tuesday in a California trial that marks the fourth such trial...
September 14, 2021
Bayer Roundup trial goes virtual, and it does not go well
In fits and starts, and with a good dose of frustration over technical difficulties, a California trial pitting an elderly cancer victim against Monsanto owner Bayer AG resumed on Monday in a virtual...
August 30, 2021