Bayer Corporation
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Bayer pays $1.6 billion to settle U.S. injury claims against Essure birth control device
PHILADELPHIA – Bayer Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that it agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle almost all litigation in the United States based upon claims that its Essure birth control tool injured women who used it. -
May-cause-cancer label not appropriate on Roundup weedkiller, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in California won't let the state impose cancer warnings on the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, saying “providing misleading or false labels to consumers …undermines California’s interest in accurately informing its citizens of health risks.” -
Mass Roundup settlement could test the limits of tort law
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) In a court hearing earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria announced he had hired Kenneth Feinberg to oversee mediation talks between Bayer AG and lawyers for thousands of plaintiffs claiming the popular herbicide Roundup causes cancer. -
Bayer moves to dismiss case alleging serving size of VitaCraves Gummies deceives consumers
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — Bayer recently filed a motion for dismissal with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the latest case alleging Bayer's labels are misleading and deceive consumers. -
Bayer exec: Growth of MDLs has resulted in meritless claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Have the benefits of processing mass tort injury claims through multidistrict litigation (MDLs) worn thin?