Roundup

Bayer to Settle Glyphosate Lawsuits for 10 Billion Dollars

June 27, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 29, 2020

Bayer has announced that they will settle approximately 75% of the approximately 125,000 lawsuits from plaintiffs who claim to have developed non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma due to Roundup exposure. The German pharmaceutical giant has been plagued with litigation regarding the world’s most… [read]

Bayer Reaches Verbal Agreements For More Than 50k Roundup Lawsuits

May 25, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 26, 2020

Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements with 50,000 to 85,000 plaintiffs in Roundup cancer lawsuits in the United States. The agreements have not yet been signed, and some of them will need the approval of California Judge Vince Chhabria, the… [read]

Bayer Using Coronavirus as Excuse to not Pay for Glyphosate Damage

April 27, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: April 28, 2020

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, German company Bayer has shown increases in earnings in its first quarter. Despite a rise in earnings, Bayer is using the current economic downturn to avoid paying for glyphosate damages. In a statement released last… [read]

EPA Blocks Glyphosate Warning On Labels

August 27, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Glyphosate was added to California’s Proposition 65 list of carcinogens in July 2017. Products containing Glyphosate, like Monsanto’s RoundUp, were supposed to have warning labels on the packaging that stated potential cancer risks. The glyphosate cancer warnings were scheduled to… [read]

Costco To Ban Glyphosate While Bayer Faces Thousands Of Lawsuits and Billions in Damages

May 23, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: May 24, 2019

As most already know, in what may go down as the worst acquisition in the history of business, Bayer bought Monsanto last year for $63 billion. While Monsanto has become Bayer’s biggest mistake, you’ve got to hand it to Monsanto… [read]

Groundskeeper Accepts Reduced $78 Million Award From Monsanto Cancer Suit

November 2, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, the groundskeeper who was awarded $289 million in a civil suit against Bayer’s Monsanto, has agreed to accept the reduced award of $78 million. Dewayne went to trial on the grounds that the weedkiller Roundup caused his… [read]

Monsanto Lost! Ordered to Pay $289 million in California Roundup Cancer Trial

August 10, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: August 10, 2018

Today (Friday, August 10th) a California jury found Monsanto liable for causing cancer and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages. The jury at San Francisco’s Superior Court of California deliberated for three days. The lawsuit was filed… [read]