Ludwig Burger
Supreme Court mulls reviewing Bayer convictions over Monsanto Roundup glyphosate weedkiller
The U.S. Supreme Court on [December 13] asked President Joe Biden's administration for its views on whether the justices should ...
California appeals court upholds $86 million dollar glyphosate cancer verdict
Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of ...
$8-10 billion settlement in thousands of Bayer glyphosate lawsuits ‘imminent’
Biotech giant Bayer is expected to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer the week of June ...
Bayer takes ‘tougher stance’ in glyphosate-cancer settlement talks amid COVID-19 financial strain
Bayer said the economic downturn and the need to preserve cash means it is taking a tougher stance in talks ...
Bayer in ‘no rush’ to settle Roundup-cancer litigation following endorsements from EPA, Department of Justice
.... Bayer was at pains on [Feb. 27] to quell expectations it was nearing an out-of-court settlement laying to rest ...
Bayer Chairman to step down as potential $12 billion Roundup-cancer litigation settlement looms
Bayer Chairman Werner Wenning, one of the architects of a $63 billion takeover deal that has left the German crop ...
Roundup-cancer settlement could include clause that bars plaintiffs’ lawyers from soliciting new clients
As Bayer AG tries to settle U.S. lawsuits claiming that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the company is considering a ...
Glyphosate-cancer trials postponed while Bayer, plaintiffs negotiate potential $8-$12 billion settlement
Germany’s Bayer has agreed with plaintiffs to postpone its next two U.S. lawsuits over the alleged cancer-causing effects of its ...
Glyphosate-cancer lawsuit tally doubles to 42,700, as settlement talks attract more plaintiffs, Bayer says
Germany’s Bayer is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer, more than twice the tally ...
Bayer could face over 45,000 glyphosate-cancer cases as settlement talks continue
Bayer expects the number of claims in the United States related to Roundup herbicide to have surged in the third ...
EU glyphosate battle: Monsanto list of policy makers, journalists not illegal, Bayer says
Bayer said a law firm it commissioned to investigate lists compiled by Monsanto of European journalists, politicians and researchers had ...
Glyphosate on trial: Bayer would consider settling all cancer lawsuits on ‘reasonable terms’, as suits now number 18,400
Bayer on [July 30] said it would consider settling with U.S. plaintiffs suing over the German group’s Roundup herbicide only ...
Facing escalating legal costs defending Monsanto’s Roundup, Bayer invests $5.6 billion in alternative herbicide research
Germany's Bayer sought to repair its reputation on [June 14] after damage caused by U.S. litigation over claims its glyphosate ...
Bayer to investigate allegation Monsanto collected data of influential journalists, politicians to influence their views on pesticides
Bayer said on [May 12] it was hiring an external law firm to investigate French media complaints that Monsanto, the ...
Facing 10,000 plus glyphosate-cancer lawsuits, Bayer enters court-ordered mediation with next plaintiff
Bayer said on [April 12] it would comply with a U.S. federal judge’s order to enter mediation with a plaintiff ...
Germany’s environment minister pitches plan to ban glyphosate by 2023
Germany plans new conditions for pesticide approval and will seek an end date for the use of glyphosate-based weed killers, ...
Now facing 8,000 Roundup lawsuits, Bayer says it ‘will vigorously defend’ its herbicide
The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker ...
Will weed-zapping AI robots disrupt market for herbicides and GMO seeds?
In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the ...
Monsanto-Bayer merger now unlikely until 2018
German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said on Tuesday it was now likely to be early next year before it ...
Bayer nears end game in merger talks with Monsanto
German pharmaceutical and crops manufacturer Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) said on [September 5, 2016] that its negotiations with Monsanto Co (MON.N) had ...
Bayer, BASF explore acquisition of Monsanto
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Shares of Monsanto Co ...
First ever gene therapy drug comes at high price
The Western world's first gene therapy drug is set to go on sale in Germany with a 1.1 million euro ...
