Remove companies bayer-ag
article thumbnail

Pa. Panel Backs $175M Roundup Verdict Against Monsanto

Law 360

Bayer AG unit Monsanto failed to erase a $175 million verdict awarded to a man who alleged his cancer was caused by using the company's flagship weedkiller Roundup, with Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling Thursday that a Philadelphia jury's verdict in his favor was fair.

article thumbnail

California appeals court upholds $86 million verdict in “Roundup” suit against Monsanto, Bayer

JURIST

A California appeals court on Monday upheld an $86 million verdict against The Monsanto Company, a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical and life sciences company, Bayer AG. The decision comes amidst a number of lawsuits filed against Monsanto, which Bayer inherited as the parent company.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

LA Wants Monsanto, Others To Pay For Toxic Water Cleanup

Law 360

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office announced Monday that it is suing Bayer AG's Monsanto Co. and subsidiaries of Pfizer and Eastman Chemical in California state court, demanding that the companies pay to clean up their alleged contamination of bodies of water in the city with toxic chemicals.

article thumbnail

Monsanto Hit With $175M Verdict In 1st Philly Roundup Trial

Law 360

A Philadelphia jury on Friday slammed Monsanto with a $175 million verdict for a cancer patient who claimed the company didn't adequately warn customers about carcinogens in the weed killer Roundup, wrapping up the city's first trial on tort claims over the Bayer AG unit's signature product.

Tort 75
article thumbnail

Monsanto Beats Appeal In NJ Pollution Suit Defense Bid

Law 360

A New Jersey state court judge correctly dismissed a company's complaint seeking Bayer AG's Monsanto's help covering environmental enforcement claims for polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCB, contamination after the case's original judge retired, the state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

article thumbnail

Monsanto Fights $78M Verdict In Philadelphia Roundup Trial

Law 360

Bayer AG unit Monsanto has asked a Philadelphia judge to strike down a "grossly excessive" $78 million verdict handed up in the latest Philadelphia Roundup trial, claiming that the jury's view of the company was skewed because the plaintiff's counsel said Monsanto "poisoned" butterflies and bees and "poisoned the planet."

52
article thumbnail

'Delay' Adds $2.3M To Monsanto's $175M Roundup Judgment

Law 360

million in delay damages — a form of prejudgment interest — to a $175 million verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto in the case of a man who said using the weed killer Roundup caused him to develop cancer, also rejecting the company's request for a new trial. A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday added approximately $2.3

52