Insights and Stories on Roundup

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U.S. judge rejects Roundup settlement plan as ‘unreasonable’

May. 26, 2021 at 5:18 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. judge rejected Bayer’s US$2 billion class action proposal to resolve future lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, saying in a Wednesday order that parts of the plan were “clearly unreasonable.” U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the proposal “would accomplish a […]

Mexican judge rejects industry bid to halt GMO corn, glyphosate ban

May. 24, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

By David Alire Garcia

U.S. judge raises doubts ahead of hearing on Roundup settlement

May. 18, 2021 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Tom Hals

German cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024

Feb. 12, 2021 at 1:41 am CST

By Reuters

Bayer takes major writedown, flags Roundup settlement bill

Nov. 3, 2020 at 12:29 pm CST

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

Bayer plans more cost cuts, impairment charges

Sep. 30, 2020 at 6:15 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — German drugs and chemical company Bayer announced plans on Wednesday for more than 1.5 billion euros (C$2.34 billion) of cost cuts as of 2024 and said it would take impairment charges on its agricultural business as it battles with low commodity prices. Bayer said that the […]

By Reuters

Bayer resolves more U.S. Roundup cases

Sep. 24, 2020 at 6:33 pm CDT

Reuters — Attorneys for Bayer and U.S. consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup herbicide caused cancer told a judge on Thursday they are continuing to resolve thousands more U.S. cases, improving prospects for its US$11 billion deal to end the litigation. The hearing was a contrast to the […]

By Tom Hals

Mexico to phase out use of glyphosate

Aug. 13, 2020 at 2:56 am CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will gradually phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate by the time the current administration ends in late 2024, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday, following a ministerial spat over the product. Acknowledging differences between his agriculture and environment ministries over the […]

By Reuters

Bayer books second-quarter loss after settlement

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:12 am CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer reported a 9.5 billion-euro (C$14.86 billion) net loss for its second quarter, following a US$10.9 billion settlement of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Roundup herbicide caused cancer. The charges stemmed mainly from agreements which attempted to wrap up legal disputes […]

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

Bayer loses California appeal of Roundup verdict

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:10 pm CDT

Reuters — Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favouring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by 74 per cent, to US$20.5 million. The decision by the California Court of Appeal came […]

By jonathan-stempel Tina Bellon