New Roundup cancer trials loom despite Bayer settlement efforts

Ken Moll is girding for battle. Moll, a Chicago-based personal injury attorney, has dozens of lawsuits pending against the former Monsanto Co., all alleging the company’s Roundup weed killers...

April 1, 2021

Bayer’s class action settlement plan draws widespread outrage, opposition

(Updated March 10 to include judge's order delaying hearing until May 12) More than 90 law firms and more than 160 lawyers have notified a federal court judge overseeing U.S. Roundup litigation...

March 10, 2021

Bayer’s plan for settling future Roundup cancer claims faces broad opposition

Dozens of U.S. law firms have formed a coalition to fight a new $2 billion settlement proposal by Monsanto owner Bayer AG that aims to contain the company's ongoing liability related to claims that...

February 26, 2021

Bayer makes new $2 billion plan to head off future Roundup cancer claims

Monsanto owner Bayer AG said Wednesday it was attempting again to manage and resolve potential future Roundup cancer claims, laying out a $2 billion deal with a group of plaintiffs’...

February 3, 2021

A death and a settlement as Bayer continues trying to end Roundup litigation

Seven months after Bayer AG announced plans for a sweeping settlement of U.S. Roundup cancer litigation, the German owner of Monsanto Co. continues to work to settle tens of thousands of claims...

January 13, 2021

Bayer’s bid to settle U.S. Roundup cancer claims making progress

Monsanto owner Bayer AG is making progress toward a sweeping settlement of thousands of U.S. lawsuits brought by people alleging they or their loved ones developed cancer after exposure to...

December 1, 2020

California Supreme Court denies review of Monsanto Roundup trial loss

The California Supreme Court will not review a California man's trial win over Monsanto, dealing another blow to Monsanto's German owner, Bayer AG. The decision to deny a review in the case of...

October 22, 2020

Bayer’s Monsanto headache persists

The migraine that is Monsanto doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon for Bayer AG. Efforts at settling the mass of lawsuits brought in the United States by tens of thousands of people who...

October 1, 2020

Roundup cancer trials still a threat to Bayer, but settlement talks progressing

Lawyers for Monsanto owner Bayer AG and for plaintiffs suing Monsanto told a federal judge on Thursday that they were continuing to make progress in settling sweeping nationwide litigation brought by...

September 24, 2020

Bayer inks deals with three Roundup cancer law firms as settlement progresses

Bayer AG has reached final settlement terms with three major law firms representing thousands of plaintiffs who claim exposure to Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicides caused them to develop...

September 15, 2020