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Bayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdict
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2025
» A jury in the US state of Georgia has ordered the multinational chemical company Bayer to pay $2.1 billion to a plaintiff who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the plaintiff’s law firms said.
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.
60 farmer organisations confirm that glufosinate damages plants
Published on 28/09/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) urges Industry Minister Suriya to reconsider the cancellation of agrochemical use
Bayer campaign against glyphosate ban revealed
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters, Published on 18/09/2020
» The chemicals giant Bayer and the US government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate, used in the company’s controversial weedkiller Roundup, documents obtained by an environmental group and reviewed by Reuters show.
Bayer loses appeal in California Roundup cancer verdict
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Bayer on Monday lost an appeal challenging the outcome of the first case to go to trial in the US over the company's weedkiller Roundup, though the court reduced the punitive damages awarded to the plaintiff.
Bayer pays $10bn to settle weedkiller cancer cases
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» FRANKFURT: German chemical giant Bayer said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay more than US$10 billion to end a wave of lawsuits from Americans who say their cancers were caused by its Roundup weedkiller.
US, Brazil protest Thailand's pesticide ban on wheat, soy imports
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2020
» The United States and Brazil lodged separate protests with the government over its ban on two farm chemicals earlier this month, documents reviewed by Reuters show, saying the "restrictive" and "serious" move could hurt key agricultural exports.
Farmers to hand back chemicals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2020
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Mananya Thaiset on Monday warned farmers to return their stocks of herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos within 90 days now that the ban on the two chemicals is in effect.
Pesticide ban delay draws activist flak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2020
» A group of activists on Tuesday called out the Ministry of Industry for backpedalling on its promise to ban the use of three controversial agrichemicals on June 1 amid speculation the National Hazardous Substances Committee will on Thursday hold off on the ban until the end of the year.