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US high court denies Bayer bid to block Roundup weedkiller lawsuits
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an appeal from Bayer-owned Monsanto that aimed to challenge thousands of lawsuits claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer -- a potentially costly ruling.
Bayer loses another appeal against Roundup cancer verdict
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: German pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer lost another appeal against a verdict that found its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, the latest setback in its bid to end thousands of lawsuits over the product.
Researchers find biological links between red meat and colorectal cancer
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - Eating less red meat is standard medical advice for preventing colorectal cancer, but the way it causes cells to mutate has remained unclear, and not all experts were convinced there was a strong link.
Monsanto ordered to pay $80m in Roundup cancer trial
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Monsanto was ordered on Wednesday to pay US$80 million to an American retiree who blames his cancer on the agribusiness giant's weedkiller Roundup.
Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Monsanto on Tuesday said it is asking an appeals court to toss out a damning verdict in a landmark Roundup weed-killer cancer trial and grant it another try.
Bayer starts Monsanto integration as stock suffers
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said Thursday that it would begin integrating seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto after a mega-merger, but its stock price was battered by the US firm's legal woes.
US giant Monsanto known for controversial chemicals
AFP, Published on 11/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - From "Agent Orange" and DDT to genetically modified crops, Monsanto has long been associated with controversial chemicals, but a US court order for it to pay damages because one of its herbicides may cause cancer could open the door to thousands more claims against the company.
US jury finds Monsanto guilty in Roundup trial
AFP, Published on 11/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - A California jury on Friday ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer.