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California pre-trial ruling says federal preemption applies in Roundup lawsuit
Ahead of a trial scheduled to start this week, California Superior Court Judge Gilbert Ochoa ruled that federal law preempts a claim of failure-to-warn in a case against the manufacturer of Roundup herbicide. -
Bayer to pay $2B to settle Roundup claims; Lawyers to ask for $170 million
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer says it has reached a formal $2 billion agreement with the lawyers pushing tens of thousands of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma lawsuit. -
Bayer's Roundup fight: Success in France but paying billions to settle U.S. cases
In a graphic demonstration of the difference between the U.S. legal system and those of other countries, an appeals court in France has rejected the only pending lawsuit there claiming Bayer’s Roundup herbicide causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the common cancer that tens of thousands of Americans blame on the product. -
Bayer clears hurdle in settling Roundup cases
Bayer AG has agreed with three of the law firms leading Roundup litigation to settle thousands of lawsuits, making significant progress toward ending claims the widely used herbicide causes a common cancer. -
New Roundup litigation: Healthy customers complaining there's no warning label
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A product found by the Environmental Protection Agency to not cause cancer should still have a warning label that indicates it might, a new class action says. -
Next stop for big Roundup decision: California Supreme Court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has rejected calls from both sides to rehear its decision in a key lawsuit alleging a groundskeeper who used Roundup weed-killer developed cancer because of it. -
Appeals court substantially cuts jury award in Roundup case
A California Appellate Court Monday cut the amount of a jury award in a Roundup weed killer case while upholding the verdict. -
Bayer will settle Roundup litigation for more than $10 billion
Bayer announced today that it will pay between $10.1 billion and $10.9 billion to resolve current and potential future Roundup litigation. -
May-cause-cancer label not appropriate on Roundup weedkiller, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in California won't let the state impose cancer warnings on the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, saying “providing misleading or false labels to consumers …undermines California’s interest in accurately informing its citizens of health risks.” -
Monsanto appeals $87 million award in Roundup case
A widely used weed killer is not responsible for the cancer with which a California couple has been diagnosed, and a 2019 verdict that awarded them more than $2 billion — later reduced to $87 million — should be overturned, Monsanto stated in an appeal filed Feb. 7. -
Bayer argues testimony in Roundup case was based on junk science
SAN FRANCISCO – Monsanto, pushing back against a swell of lawsuits from users of its Roundup weed killer, is asking the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the verdict in Hardeman v. Monsanto. The company argues the district court admitted expert testimony rife with flaws and allowed the jury to put faith into unreliable medical theories. -
Another Roundup trial suspended minutes before opening arguments
Another Bay Area Roundup trial was suspended Friday as more reports have alluded to a potential global settlement in the thousands of Bayer AG/Monsanto Roundup cancer lawsuits pending throughout the country. Both sides have continued to remain quiet on any such settlement talks. -
Bayer ‘encouraged’ by support from DOJ, states in Hardeman appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer announced last week that at least 16 entities - including trade groups, several states and the federal government - are supporting the company's appeal of a $25 million verdict in favor of plaintiff Edwin Hardeman, who alleged Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer. -
Monsanto appeals verdict in Hardeman Roundup case, cites 'errors relating to causation'
SAN FRANCISCO – Monsanto on Friday filed its opening brief for its appeal of the verdict in its case with plaintiff Edwin Hardeman to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Two more Roundup trials postponed as rumors of a global settlement continue to swirl
OAKLAND – Two more Roundup trials were suspended last week as more reports have suggested a potential global settlement in the thousands of Bayer AG/Monsanto Roundup cancer lawsuits pending throughout the country. The pharmaceutical giant, however, remains mum on any such settlement talks. -
For farmers across the country, the fight for glyphosate against Proposition 65 continues
LOS ANGELES – In the face of onerous labeling restrictions, farmers and businesses in the Golden State continue a battle to keep a toxic warning label off of products that contain glyphosate - the key ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup. -
Bayer continues to stand firmly behind Roundup’s safety amid reports of a potential global settlement
SAN FRANCISCO – Following another postponed trial, several media reports have suggested a potential global settlement in the thousands of Monsanto Roundup cancer lawsuits pending throughout the country. However, Bayer, which purchased Monsanto last year, remains firm in its stance that the weed killer is safe and believes that it will prevail not only in future cases but also overturn several verdicts through the appeal process. -
Seeing all those Roundup commercials? That's because lawyers have spent $60M on them this year
The search for clients to file cancer lawsuits over the weed-killer Roundup has exploded – even as the EPA says the product does not cause what lawyers are alleging. -
First Monsanto herbicide cancer trial in St. Louis, due to begin next week, postponed
ST. LOUIS – A trial in St. Louis over claims that a key ingredient in an herbicide was linked to cancer in number of people is postponed. -
Los Angeles attorney: Billion-dollar jury verdicts stem from behaviors believed to be 'egregious corporate abuse'
The Alameda County Superior Court has reduced the amount of punitive damages in a $2 billion verdict against Bayer AG, according to multiple reports.