Monsanto

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge is among the thousands of plaintiffs suing Roundup maker Monsanto alleging his exposure to its weed killer caused him to develop non-Hodgkins lymphoma.  The former football star, 54, alleges in a lawsuit fi…

Twinings Tea and Beech-Nut baby food are the targets of new lawsuits over the presence of the cancer-linked chemical glyphosate in their products. Both the Twinings and Beech-Nut lawsuits are about how the products are marketed, not whether they pose a direc…

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BERLIN (AP) Germany’s Bayer says the number of plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against subsidiary Monsanto over its Roundup weed killer in the United States swelled by 5,000 in the second quarter to about 18,400. Bayer, which detailed the total number of …

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Tuesday it is now targeted in some 18,400 US legal cases over glyphosate, a key herbicide ingredient that plaintiffs say caused grave illnesses like cancer. "As of July 11, 2019, lawsuits from approximately 18,400 plain…

(Bloomberg) -- Bayer AG said that reaching its full-year forecast looks increasingly ambitious as bad weather threatens its agricultural divisions performance, while reporting that the number of plaintiffs in Roundup weedkiller suits increased. The number of…

Germany's Bayer dealt new legal blow as more Brazil farmers challenge soy patent

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Germany's Bayer AG , which completed the takeover of U.S.-based Monsanto last year, has been dealt a legal blow in Brazil as more farmers joined a lawsuit challenging the protection of a key soy seed patent. …

By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith on Thursday slashed a punitive damages award from $2.055 billio…

A judge has cut a jury award in a lawsuit that found that Monsantos Roundup herbicide caused cancer in a California couple from $2.055 billion to $87 million, the third time a judge has reduced an award in a lawsuit over the disputed chemical. The judge said…