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Consumer Law,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 25, 2020

Bayer agrees to settle 100K claims for $9.6B

Bayer AG agreed Wednesday to pay $9.6 billion to settle nearly 100,000 claims from consumers alleging exposure to its glyphosate-based weedkillers caused their cancer.

Bayer AG agreed Wednesday to pay $9.6 billion to settle nearly 100,000 claims from consumers alleging exposure to its glyphosate-based weedkillers caused their cancer.

The deal covers roughly three-quarters of all Roundup lawsuits. Company CEO Werner Baumann said he expects to resolve the remainder of the cases "in the next month to come."

"There's a general feeling of relief we can exit the phase o...

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