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U.S. Judge Slashes $2B Roundup Verdict Against Bayer to $86M

A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who blamed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based weed killer, Roundup, for their cancer to $86.7 million. ...

California Jury Slams Bayer With $2 Billion Award in Roundup Cancer Trial

A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against ...

Bayer’s Liability Risks Grow After Second Ruling Linking Roundup Weed Killer to Cancer

Bayer AG slumped after a second major defeat in U.S. litigation over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, shaving almost $8 billion from its market value and raising the likelihood of a ...

Verdict Hits Monsanto With $289M in Damages for Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial

Monsanto Co. was socked with $289 million in damages in the first trial over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. Lee Johnson, a former school groundskeeper whose doctors didn't think ...