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Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson listens as attorney Brent Wisner, not shown, speaks about his condition at trial in San Francisco on July 9, 2018. (File photo: Josh Edelson/Pool via Reuters)

Bayer likely to get new trial in glyphosate case

By Jim Christie October 10, 2018

San Francisco | Reuters — Bayer’s Monsanto unit was likely to get a new trial on the US$250 million in punitive damages awarded by a jury to a groundskeeper who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, caused his cancer. According to a Wednesday court filing in San Francisco’s Superior Court of California, Judge Suzanne […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says

By Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss September 18, 2018

Monheim | Reuters — Bayer said on Tuesday it would be difficult to predict 2019 earnings at its agriculture business, which now includes Monsanto, because a U.S.-Chinese trade dispute could reroute global trade flows in farming commodities. The head of Bayer’s crop science division told Reuters his company could even benefit if U.S. farmers switched […] Read more

Bayer’s cross symbol hangs in a terminal at Frankfurt International Airport. (Typhoonski/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

With drugs pipeline in focus, Bayer seen considering cuts

By Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss September 4, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer is considering job cuts and outsourcing as part of a wide-ranging review of drug research and development that will last until at least November, a person familiar with the company told Reuters. The prospect of “very tangible changes” contributed to a decision by key board members to extend the contract […] Read more

A soybean plantation in Brazil. Genetically modified soybeans that rely on glyphosate for weed control are planted across the country. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Brazilian court overturns ban on glyphosate

September 4, 2018

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian court on Monday overturned an injunction banning products containing the herbicide glyphosate, knocking down a previous ruling that had been set to disrupt the soy planting season set to begin this month. A Brazilian judge ruled last month to halt the registration of new glyphosate-based products in the country […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding

By Ludwig Burger, GFM Network News August 13, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 per cent on Monday, losing about US$14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay US$289 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of U.S. lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller and cancer. After the verdict […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Glyphosate maker Monsanto ruled liable in U.S. cancer trial

By Tina Bellon August 12, 2018

Reuters — A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordered the company to pay US$289 million in damages. The case of school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. judge allows Roundup-related suits to go to trial

By Tina Bellon, GFM Network News July 10, 2018

Reuters — Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto Co. by cancer survivors or families of those who died can proceed to trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, finding there was sufficient evidence for a jury to hear the cases that blame the company’s glyphosate herbicide for the disease. The decision by U.S. District Judge Vince […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Brazil judge orders Monsanto to deposit royalties related to GMO seed

By Ana Mano July 4, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A Brazilian judge has ordered local units of Monsanto to put royalties related to a GMO soy seed technology in an escrow account, in a decision likely to hinder the U.S. seed company’s ability to collect royalties from the business. The July 3 ruling relates to a patent dispute between […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

With deal to close this week, Bayer to retire Monsanto name

By Ludwig Burger, GFM Network News June 4, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer will wrap up the US$63 billion takeover of Monsanto on Thursday and also retire the U.S. seed and chemical firm’s 117-year-old name. The German drugmaker had received all required approvals from regulatory authorities, it said in a statement on Monday. “Bayer will remain the company name. Monsanto will no […] Read more

Crops

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 31, 2018

Canada’s Competition Bureau says it’s “actively reviewing” BASF’s suitability as a buyer of the crop seed and chemical assets Bayer has to sell to get the bureau’s blessing to buy Monsanto. The Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has an agreement with Bayer to deal with “concerns that the proposed transaction would have significantly harmed competition […] Read more

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Tag Archives Bayer

Bayer likely to get new trial in glyphosate case

Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says

With drugs pipeline in focus, Bayer seen considering cuts

Brazilian court overturns ban on glyphosate

Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding

Glyphosate maker Monsanto ruled liable in U.S. cancer trial

U.S. judge allows Roundup-related suits to go to trial

Brazil judge orders Monsanto to deposit royalties related to GMO seed

With deal to close this week, Bayer to retire Monsanto name

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

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