Bayer To Pay More Than $10 Billion To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits Over Weedkiller Roundup
Roundup's active ingredient is glyphosate, which thousands of plaintiffs blame for causing them to develop cancer.
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Rogue Weedkiller Vapors Are Threatening Soybean Science
Scientists at four leading universities have seen their soybean experiments injured by a stealthy vandal: drifting fumes from a weedkiller called dicamba, now popular among farmers.
Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup
The world's most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.
California Jury Awards $2 Billion To Couple In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial
The verdict represents the third time a California jury has decided in favor of consumers who claimed their cancer was caused by the glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer.
Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial
The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multimillion-dollar damage award after concluding that Roundup caused cancer.
California Jury Finds Roundup Caused Man's Cancer
After five days of deliberation the jury concluded the weed killer was a "substantial factor" in causing non-Hodgkins lymphoma in the plaintiff. It's the second verdict against the Bayer product.
Is Fear Driving Sales Of Monsanto's Dicamba-Proof Soybeans?
Some farmers say they're buying a popular new soybean seed partly because they're afraid of crop damage from herbicide drift. A new lawsuit claims the seed maker is violating antitrust laws.
The EPA Says Farmers Can Keep Using Weedkiller Blamed For Vast Crop Damage
The Environmental Protection Agency has given farmers the OK to continue to spray the controversial weedkiller dicamba. The chemical is prone to blowing in the wind and damaging other vegetation.
Groundskeeper Accepts Reduced $78 Million Award In Monsanto Cancer Suit
Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, 46, says the company's Roundup weedkiller caused his illness. He will accept the award after a judge reduced a jury's original figure of $289 million.
California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case
The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.