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Roundup Settlements Progressing

September 24, 2020 — A hearing was held regarding the Roundup litigation on this date, and both lawyers for Bayer and for plaintiffs in the Roundup litigation have stated that progress is being made in settling the litigation.  Bayer lawyer William Hoffman informed U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria that the company is close to reaching deals and had already...

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As Bayer Makes Agreements And Plans, Plaintiffs Express Dissatisfaction

September 14, 2020 — Bayer has made final settlement terms with three major law firms representing thousands of plaintiffs involved in the Roundup litigation.  All three firms filed notification of the terms with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where the Roundup MDL is taking place, on September 14, 2020.  Making final settlement terms marks...

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Appeals Court Denies Monsanto Bid for Roundup Case Rehearing

August 18, 2020 — Monsanto sought to reduce $4 million from the $20.5 owed to groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, but was rejected by the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District of California.  The appeals court also rejected Monsanto’s request for a rehearing. In the court’s July ruling, it said that Johnson had presented “abundant” evidence that Monsanto’s...

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Allegations of Bayer Playing Dirty

August 2020–Plaintiffs’ attorney Aimee Wagstaff reported to Judge Chhabria that Bayer was backing away from the company’s tentative settlement agreements made in March.  The agreements were set for finalization in July.  Bayer stated in June that it had a $10 billion settlement with U.S. law firms which would resolve the majority of over 100,000 Roundup claims.  However, only two...

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Growing Roundup Lawsuits

August 2020 — There are more than 3,500 lawsuits in the Roundup MDL as of August 2020. Reference:  Moncivais, Katy. “Roundup Cancer Lawsuit: 2020 Updates & Settlements.” Consumer Safety, 8 Jan. 2021, https://www.consumersafety.org/product-lawsuits/roundup/

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Judge Says 3M Can’t Use “Government Contractor Defense”

July 27, 2020 – A federal judge in Florida has harpooned a key legal defense that 3M planned to use against thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of knowingly making defective earplugs used by U.S. soldiers. Maplewood-based 3M has denied the allegations and invoked the “government contractor defense,” which shields contractors from tort liability for defects in products designed...

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Bayer Agrees To Pay $10 Billion To Settle Around 92,000 Pending Roundup Lawsuit

June 2020 — In June 2020, Bayer announced a $10.9 billion settlement. Around $8.8 to $9.6 billion was reserved for current claims, and $1.25 billion was reserved for future litigation. Reference:  Hoff, Caitlin. “Bayer Agrees to $10.9 Billion Roundup Settlement.” ConsumerSafety.org, 12 Aug. 2020, https://www.consumersafety.org/news/bayer-agrees-to-10-9-billion-roundup-settlement/

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Bayer On A Losing Streak

Bayer lost all three Roundup trials held to date, which occurred in 2018 and 2019.  The juries all found that Roundup does cause cancer and punished Monsanto with extremely large amounts of punitive damages.  Reference:  Stempel, Jonathan. “Mediator Reports ‘Substantial Progress’ by Bayer in Resolving Roundup Cancer Lawsuits.” Insurance Journal, 10 Nov. 2020, https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/10/590115.htm.

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Third Roundup Cancer Case Ends With Landmark $2 Billion Verdict

May 13, 2019 — Pilliod v Monsanto — A husband and wife in their 70s from Livermore, California who regularly used Roundup products sued Monsanto. The husband had developed large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and the wife had been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma which later progressed to NHL. After weeks of trial, the jury in Oakland, California...

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Judge Orders Monsanto to Enter Mediation With Plaintiffs

April 2019 — In April 2019, Judge Chhabria ordered Monsanto to enter into mediation with the plaintiffs. Reference:  Weyant, Curtis. “Monsanto Mediation, TVM Takedowns, Talc Transfers & Bad Hip Joints.” ConsumerSafety.org, 12 Aug. 2020 https://www.consumersafety.org/news/monsanto-mediation-tvm-takedown-and-talc-transfers/

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