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Bayer inks largest settlement in pharma history with $10B Roundup deal Monsanto

Bayer inks largest settlement in pharma history with $10B Roundup deal

Bayer volunteered for quite a headache with its 2018 pickup of Monsanto and weedkiller Roundup, what with lawsuits piling up and investors chomping at the bit. Now, it's looking to relieve the pain of that multibillion-dollar legal overhang with an enormous deal to escape the Roundup litigation.  Bayer will dole out between $10.1 billion…
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June 24, 2020
Baron & Budd Leads $743 Million National Resolution of Environmental PCB Claims Including Nationwide Class Settlement Between Governmental Entities and Monsanto Monsanto

Baron & Budd Leads $743 Million National Resolution of Environmental PCB Claims Including Nationwide Class Settlement Between Governmental Entities and Monsanto

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the national law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announced a proposed nationwide class action settlement with Monsanto Company, Pharmacia, LLC, and Solutia, Inc. for $648 million, resolving national PCB water contamination claims for a proposed class of 2,528 governmental entities, and includes attorneys’ fees and costs.…
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June 24, 2020
Facebook polices hate speech while law enforcement hesitates Christchurch

Facebook polices hate speech while law enforcement hesitates

STACY SQUIRES/STUFFAbout 200 people gathered in Christchurch for a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday.One of the organisers of Wellington's Black Lives Matter protest says he's disappointed Facebook has done more to address online threats than the authorities. Guled Mire, a community advocate, received threatening Facebook messages following the march…
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June 24, 2020