Lawyer: Monsanto Bullied Scientists And Hid Weedkiller"s Cancer Risks

The prospect of a fresh trial that could overturn $250 million damages against Bayer's Monsanto unit lifted the German company's shares, after an August ruling that it failed to warn users of the alleged cancer risks of its weedkillers......»»

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer and its embattled CEO remain at risk because of the tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, but there are reasons for optimism, The Wall Street Journal reported. Here's why: - Bay.....»»

An Australian farmer has launched a legal action against Bayer AG's agricultural chemicals unit Monsanto after being diagnosed with a type of cancer he claims was caused by its weedkiller, the Australian Broadcasting Commission reported on Thursday......»»

Bayer said it will spend $5.6 billion over 10 years to research glyphosate alternatives to Monsanto’s Roundup, the weedkiller that has cost the company more than $2 billion in damages in lawsuits involving cancer. “We’ve listened. We’ve learn.....»»

Roundup, the glyphosate-based herbicide, has been a challenge since Bayer acquired Monsanto last year......»»

Roundup, the glyphosate-based herbicide, has been a challenge since Bayer acquired Monsanto last year......»»

Latest Roundup cancer verdict took its stock to an almost seven-year low. Bayer’s stock price hit an almost seven-year low Tuesday, in the wake of a third U.S. jury verdict that found its Roundup weedkiller to be a cause o.....»»

Bayer AG was ordered to pay more than $2 billion in damages to a California couple that claimed they got cancer as a result of using its Roundup weedkiller for about three decades, raising pressure on the company to settle thousands of similar lawsuits......»»

The company faces mounting lawsuits alleging that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller is linked to cancer. Bayer AG's earnings report gave Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann a welcome boost as he prepares for a key meetin.....»»

Bayer's non-executive board reaffirmed its support for top management's decision to acquire seed maker Monsanto last year, after losing high-profile lawsuits to U.S. plaintiffs who claimed Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer......»»

A federal jury in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that the weedkiller Roundup, a product developed by Monsanto that was acquired by Bayer, played a significant role in a man’s cancer.  Edwin Hardeman, a California resident, used the weedkiller in his y.....»»

A jury found that a man developed cancer from exposure to Roundup weedkiller he used in his yard, in the second case to go to trial over the alleged harms of the popular Bayer AG product......»»

A San Francisco Jury awarded $289 million in damages to a former school groundskeeper, Dewayne Johnson, who said Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller gave him terminal cancer. The award consists of $40 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punit.....»»

One of the UK's largest home improvement chains, Homebase, is considering dropping Monsanto's Roundup line of weedkiller products amid growing concern over their use, after a California jury awarde.....»»

Bayer shares plunged more than 10 percent on Monday after a California jury ordered the German company's newly acquired Monsanto subsidiary to pay $289 million for not warning of cancer risks posed by its main weed killer......»»

German drugmaker Bayer sees no reason to re-assess the legal risks from newly acquired Monsanto after the U.S. unit was ordered to pay damages in a lawsuit over alleged links between weed-killer glyphosate and cancer......»»

Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously, after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers......»»

The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer's newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker braces for years of legal wrangling over alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers......»»

Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers......»»

Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers......»»