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Supreme Court gives thumbs-up emoji case the thumbs down
Highest court dismisses Saskatchewan farmer’s appeal application
General Mills changing Nature Valley labels after lawsuit’s glyphosate claim
Reading Time: 2 minutes General Mills Inc agreed to stop calling the oats in its Nature Valley granola bars 100 percent natural to settle a lawsuit by three consumer groups that said the bars contained small amounts of glyphosate herbicide, commonly known as Roundup.
US Supreme Court seeks Justice Department views on Bayer Roundup appeal
Bayer has threatened to pull Roundup from the U.S. market if it’s not granted greater protections
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Supreme Court asked President Donald Trump's administration on Monday for its views on Bayer's bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
Bayer loses appeal of $611M Roundup verdict in Missouri
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $611 million verdict awarded to three people who sued Bayer alleging that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, a ruling the company says it will further appeal.
Judge approves $500 million settlement in bread price fixing class action
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Ontario superior court judge has approved a $500 million settlement in a class action suit related to a bread price fixing scheme.
Bayer: U.S. Supreme Court could decide in June whether it will hear glyphosate case
The crop input giant is looking for greater protection against costly product liability lawsuits
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer said on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as next month whether it will hear the company's request to sharply limit costly litigation over disputed claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.
Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada
Bayer defends safety of the herbicide, but legal costs may force withdrawal from U.S. market
Reading Time: 4 minutes Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Bayer renews bid for US Supreme Court to curb glyphosate cases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer said on Friday it was again petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to sharply limit legal claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, seeking to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Raising a stink: Spaniards sue state over pig farm pollution
Reading Time: 2 minutes Environmental groups and residents are suing the Spanish state and the region of Galicia in a landmark case over alleged decades-long mismanagement of pollution caused by intensive pig farming, activist charity ClientEarth said on Wednesday.