Bayer gets lift in pre-trial ruling ahead of Roundup cancer trial
A California judge gave Monsanto and its German owner Bayer AG a pre-trial boost in a ruling issued Monday, a week before the scheduled start of a new courtroom challenge to the safety of Monsanto's...
July 19, 2021
Elderly woman to take on Monsanto in next trial over cancer claims
An elderly California woman who was a regular user of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer for more than 30 years is set as the next person to try to prove that exposure to the chemical causes non-Hodgkin...
June 9, 2021
Judge shoots down Bayer’s plan to limit future Roundup legal liability, issues harsh criticism
(UPDATED May 27 with Bayer statement about new plans) The federal judge overseeing nationwide Roundup litigation on Wednesday denied Bayer’s latest attempt to limit its legal liability from...
May 26, 2021
Key Court Hearing Wednesday in Bayer Cancer Liability Litigation
(UPDATED May 18 with pretrial order) As Bayer AG works to put an end to costly litigation over alleged connections between Roundup herbicide and cancer, the company faces a critical hearing on...
May 17, 2021
Another loss for Bayer over Roundup cancer claims as appeals court shoots down preemption argument
In a blow to Monsanto owner Bayer AG's bid to block continued liability over Roundup cancer litigation, a federal appeals court shot down the company's argument that federal regulatory backing of the...
May 14, 2021
Trial lawyers accuse Monsanto, Bayer of “pay-to-appeal scheme,” allege “fraud”
The lawyers who led the nationwide U.S. Roundup litigation through three trial victories and forced Monsanto owner Bayer AG into an $11 billion settlement have notified a federal court that they have...
April 23, 2021
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