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21. New Bayer chairman faces sour investors in his first major tour ...: (2020); Bayer has lost about a third of its value so far this year EXCERPT: The broadside from multiple shareholders highlights their continued unease with Bayer’s strategy a good two years after the German ...; Created on 22 December 2020
22. Bayer lobbying "very strongly" to change EU's GMO regulations to exempt gene editing ...: (2020); Bayer executive misleads with false claims Speaking during the Bayer Future of Farming online conference, Liam Condon, president of crop science at Bayer, said the company is lobbying "very strongly ...; Created on 17 November 2020
23. Bayer fails to settle US Roundup lawsuits, risking restart of federal trials ...: (2020); Bayer disclosed that 1,861 cases out of about 3,787 lawsuits aren’t controlled by agreements with plaintiffs’ lawyers EXCERPT: The missed deadline is important because settling the Roundup suits and ...; Created on 04 November 2020
24. Bayer takes $10 billion writedown, flags higher Roundup settlement bill ...: (2020); Bayer was caught up in litigation over Roundup, based on the herbicide glyphosate, as a result of its 2018 takeover of Monsanto for about $63 billion EXCERPT: Bayer’s shares were down 0.6% at 0850 ...; Created on 03 November 2020
25. Bayer seeks to profit both from weedkiller linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and drug to treat it ...: (2020); Attorney Ben Crump denounces Bayer's cynicism Personal injury and civil rights attorney Ben Crump has denounced Bayer Corporation for seeking to profit both from the sale of its weedkiller Roundup ...; Created on 21 October 2020
26. Bayer’s Monsanto headache persists ...: (2020); Bayer has threatened to file for bankruptcy if it cannot quell the Roundup litigation EXCERPT: After buying Monsanto in 2018, Bayer has been struggling to figure out how to put an end to the litigation ...; Created on 06 October 2020
27. Bayer inks deals with three Roundup cancer law firms as settlement progresses ...: (2020); The deals come after allegations by the three law firms that Bayer was reneging on terms of agreements already made months earlier EXCERPT: Bayer had threatened to file for bankruptcy if no nationwide ...; Created on 18 September 2020
28. Bayer’s $11 billion Roundup deal faces new concerns from judge ...: (2020); ... we were told we had an agreement, either they didn’t have authority to do that or they’ve reneged on it,” Wisner said. --- Bayer’s $11 billion Roundup deal faces new concerns from judge By Joel Rosenblatt ...; Created on 28 August 2020
29. Investigation into Bayer's directors for possible securities fraud over Roundup cancer cases ...: (2020); Class action case will investigate Bayer’s officers and/or directors EXCERPT: Hagens Berman continued that documents revealed in trial show that if Bayer had indeed performed due diligence, it would ...; Created on 20 July 2020
30. Bayer backs away from plan to contain future Roundup cancer claims ...: (2020); ... saying it would deprive future plaintiffs of their rights while enriching those other lawyers who have not previously been at the forefront of the Roundup litigation. --- Bayer backs away from plan to ...; Created on 15 July 2020
31. Will Bayer settlement clean up Monsanto's PCB contamination in Wales? ...: (2020); Rev Paul Cawthorne says some of Bayer's USD650 million given to polluted sites in the US should be used to remediate Monsanto's toxic legacy in the UK Following the announcement of a USD650 milli ...; Created on 05 July 2020
32. Glyphosate Girl on the Bayer Roundup/cancer settlement ...: (2020); ... its analysis, it buys Bayer time to complete and deliver a replacement GMO/herbicide system to the Roundup-Ready GMO lovin’ farmers. And likely cover their rears as they did with Agent Orange, avoidin ...; Created on 04 July 2020
33. Challenge eyed to class action plan for Bayer Roundup settlement ...: (2020); ... --- Challenge eyed to class action plan for Bayer Roundup settlement by Carey Gillam US Right to Know, June 26, 2020 https://usrtk.org/uncategorized/challenge-eyed-to-class-action-plan-for-bayer-roundup-settlement/ ...; Created on 27 June 2020
34. NGO coverage of Bayer Roundup/cancer settlement ...: (2020); Settlement cheats Roundup victims, says GeneEthics 1. Bayer settles US Roundup, dicamba and PCB litigation for more than $10 billion – US Right to Know 2. Bayer/Monsanto settlement cheats Roundup victims ...; Created on 25 June 2020
35. Bayer pays $10BN to settle thousands of Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits ...: (2020); ... weed-killer Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate increased cancer risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) by 41%. --- Bayer pays $10BN to settle thousands of Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits by Tyle ...; Created on 24 June 2020
36. Bayer scraps US plans to produce crop chemical, dicamba, blocked by court ...: (2020); ... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency substantially understated the risks related to the use of dicamba, which is sprayed on soybeans and cotton that Bayer genetically engineered to resist the chemical. ...; Created on 17 June 2020
37. Bayer reaches deal to settle 85,000 cancer lawsuits over Roundup weedkiller ...: (2020); Bayer has said it will earmark $8bn to resolve all current cases EXCERPT: Under terms of the deals, Roundup will continue to be sold in the US for use in backyards and farms without any safety warning, ...; Created on 26 May 2020
38. Bayer seeks to strike $265 million award in first dicamba-related trial ...: (2020); Bayer argues no evidence was presented to show that its XtendiMax with VaporGrip dicamba herbicide caused the damage at Bader Farms EXCERPT: Over the three-week trial, lawyers for Bader Farms presented ...; Created on 07 April 2020
39. Bayer said to be reneging on Roundup settlement deals as virus closes courthouses ...: (2020); Bayer has been going back to law firms that had completed negotiations for settlements for their clients, saying the company will not honour the agreed-upon amounts EXCERPT: The reversal comes as U.S. ...; Created on 03 April 2020
40. Bayer settles false ad lawsuits ...: (2020); Bayer falsely claimed that glyphosate only affects an enzyme found in plants – but it's also found in humans and other animals EXCERPT: Consumers alleged glyphosate targeted an enzyme in humans an ...; Created on 31 March 2020

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