Monsanto

Shares in Bayer climbed 3% on Tuesday after a federal judge slashed the German pharmaceuticals giant's payout over its Monsanto unit's Roundup weed killer by nearly 70% to about $25 million. A San Francisco jury determined the herbicide caused the plaintif…

A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27m from $80.27m, while rejecting the companys bid for a new trial. US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said evi…

A US judge on Monday slashed punitive damages a jury ordered Monsanto to pay in a Roundup cancer trial, saying the sum was too high despite the company’s “reprehensible” conduct. US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria denied a request by Monsanto for a new t…

FRANKFURT: Shares in German chemicals company Bayer rose 2.8per cent in early trading in Frankfurt on Tuesday after a U.S. judge slashed a damages award Bayer owes a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The judge said evidence ag…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in German chemicals company Bayer (BAYGn.DE) rose 2.8% in early trading in Frankfurt on Tuesday after a U.S. judge slashed a damages award Bayer owes a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The judge …

A federal judge in one of the lawsuits between pharmaceutical giant AG Bayer, which bought agrochemical giant Monsanto in 2018, and plaintiffs who claim its Roundup herbicide caused their cancer has slashed an $80 million payout, Reuters reported on Monday. …

US judge slashes jury award in Roundup cancer case

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award that Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer to $25.27 million from $80.27 million, saying the punitive damages component was too high. U.S. Distri…

(Adds Hardeman lawyer's comment) By Jonathan Stempel July 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer AG owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27 million from $80.27 million, while rejecting t…

A recent study by the Environmental Working Group revealed something horrifying: Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup, was present in 17 of the 21 oat-based cereal and snack products at levels considered unsafe for children. Tha…