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Life is about to get tougher for expert witnesses - and the lawyers who hire them
The committee that sets the rules for federal courts is expected to significantly toughen the standards judges must use to screen out bogus expert testimony, in a move that will make it harder for litigants to put shaky expert testimony before jurors and easier for defendants to get cases dismissed before trial. -
New challenge for Bayer from class action lawyers while Roundup verdict affirmed
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Securities class action lawyers have added a new litigation front for Bayer AG to fight in America, filing a complaint accusing the German chemicals giant of misleading investors when it said lawsuits over Roundup herbicide were baseless. -
Bayer plans to adjust plan for future Roundup claimants in major settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer says it is committed to easing the concerns of plaintiffs lawyers and a federal judge as it tries to reach a settlement of thousands of current lawsuits –and possible future cases - over the weedkiller Roundup. -
EPA wrong to approve dicamba weedkillers, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has sided with anti-pesticide activists in striking down the EPA’s approval of three dicamba-based products. -
Bayer on reported multibillion-dollar Roundup proposal: No comment on 'rumors or speculation'
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Bayer will not comment on "rumors and speculation," the company said following a report that it has proposed a multibillion-dollar global settlement over claims that the use of its weedkiller causes cancer. -
Monsanto says $80M Roundup verdict was product of made-for-litigation testimony, asks judge to reconsider
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Monsanto has asked a federal judge to throw out an $80 million jury verdict over its Roundup herbicide, saying the plaintiff failed to present any admissible scientific evidence the product caused the plaintiff’s cancer.