© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The historic headquarters of German pharmaceutical and chemical maker Bayer AG is pictured in Leverkusen By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Seeking to forestall further claims, Bayer AG (DE:) is taking a risky bet that an independent scientific review will ultimately show that its widely used weedRead More →
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – German drugs and pesticides company Bayer (DE:) was at pains on Thursday to quell expectations it was nearing an out-of-court settlement laying to rest claims its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer. Bayer said after publishing its earnings outlook for 2020 itRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG at a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal (Reuters) – A Missouri jury’s $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer (DE:) and BASF has raised the stakes for the twoRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG at a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A pending U.S. lawsuit over claims related to Bayer’s (DE:) glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup has been delayed, the company said on Sunday, with a new court date setRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Monsanto Co’s Roundup shown for sale in California By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who blamed Bayer AG’s (DE:) glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup for their cancer to $86.7 million. SuperiorRead More →
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG (DE:) after finding that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused a man’s cancer has urged the presiding judge to uphold the decision. A letter from the juror writtenRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the annual results news conference of the German drugmaker in Leverkusen BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayer (DE:) shares jumped on Thursday after the chemicals group beefed up plans to tackle multi-billion dollar lawsuits linked to glyphosate, a move welcomed byRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the annual results news conference of the German drugmaker in Leverkusen FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chemicals giant Bayer (DE:), under pressure from activist shareholders, said on Wednesday it has hired an external lawyer to advise its supervisory board and hasRead More →
© Reuters. Monsanto Co’s Roundup shown for sale in California By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer (DE:) AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against theRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer holds annual general meeting By Patricia Weiss and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer (DE:) said on Sunday it was hiring an external law firm to investigate French media complaints that Monsanto (NYSE:), the U.S. seed maker it tookRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bayer’s Roundup weed killer atomizers are displayed for sale at a garden shop near Brussels FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer (DE:) said on Saturday it did not accept “unethical behavior” following a French investigation into a suspected file assembled by the German company’s seed making unit MonsantoRead More →
© Reuters. German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer holds annual general meeting By Ludwig Burger BONN (Reuters) – Bayer (DE:) shareholders on Friday cast a vote of disapproval of the German drugmaker’s top management amid anger over a stock price slump as litigation risks mount from the $63 billionRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the annual results news conference of the German drugmaker in Leverkusen FRANKFURT (Reuters) – One of Bayer’s largest shareholders bashed the company’s management for underestimating the legal risks of its takeover of Monsanto (NYSE:), setting the stage for aRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: File photo of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller atomizers displayed for sale at a garden shop at Bonneuil-Sur-Marne near Paris By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer (DE:) AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancerRead More →
