A Moose Jaw, Sask., farmer who was diagnosed with cancer five years ago is leading a class action lawsuit against Bayer and Monsanto. The lawsuit, filed in Saskatchewan, contends that exposure to Roundup herbicide contributed to his cancer and the cancer of other Canadians participating in the class action. As well, the suit claims Monsanto, […] Read more
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Bayer asks California appeals court to throw out $78 million Roundup verdict
(Reuters) – Bayer AG on Wednesday asked a California appellate court to throw out a $78 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a school groundskeeper who claimed the company’s weed killers gave him cancer. In a filing in California’s Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, the company said that there was “no evidence” […] Read more
U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused man’s cancer
March 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer caused a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a bellwether trial that may help determine the course of hundreds of similar cases. The finding by the unanimous jury in San Francisco federal court clears the way for that same jury to determine […] Read more
U.S. trial tests claim chemicals in Roundup caused cancer
(Reuters) — Bayer AG faced a second American jury Feb. 25 over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer. The trial comes six months after the company’s share price was rocked by a US$289 million verdict in California state court. The lawsuit by California resident Edwin Hardeman against the company began in […] Read more
U.S. trial tests claims Roundup weed killer caused cancer
REUTERS – Bayer AG on Monday faced a second U.S. jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, six months after the company’s share price was rocked by a $289 million verdict in California state court. The lawsuit by California resident Edwin Hardeman against the company began on Monday morning in […] Read more
U.S. judge limits evidence in Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) — A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide causes cancer has issued a ruling that could severely restrict evidence that the plaintiffs consider crucial to their cases. In a Jan. 3 order, U.S. district judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco granted Bayer unit Monsanto’s request to split an upcoming trial into two […] Read more
Bayer’s Monsanto faces broad U.S. glyphosate litigation
ReuterS — Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit has urged a California judge to toss the $289-million verdict a jury awarded to a man who said the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including the widely-used Roundup brand, caused his cancer. The company filed a post-trial motion last week for California Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos in San Francisco to […] Read more
