Monsanto

Apr 8, 2025

Bayer asks U.S. Supreme Court to block suits claiming it failed to warn about cancer

Bayer's new request to the nation's highest court comes as it is simultaneously pursing legislation in Missouri and other states seeking to erect a legal shield against lawsuits targeting Roundup, a commonly used weedkiller for both farms and homes.

Mar 24, 2025

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1B in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff.

Dec 15, 2022

$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon

Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns.

Jun 21, 2022

Monsanto wins third verdict against cancer claims

A Jackson County jury decided that a company and its herbicide product are not liable for causing a man’s cancer.

Jun 26, 2020

Bayer to settle dicamba claims as part of $12.1B agreement

Bayer has agreed to pay up to $400 million to settle claims of farmers in Missouri and elsewhere against Monsanto for crop damage they say was caused by dicamba drift.

Jun 24, 2020

Bayer AG to pay up to $12.1B to settle lawsuits, including dicamba, Roundup

Bayer said it would pay up to $400 million to settle cases involving the weedkiller dicamba having drifted onto plants that weren’t bred to resist it, killing them.

Feb 17, 2020

Missouri farm awarded $265M in suit against BASF and Bayer

A jury on Saturday awarded $265 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms […]

Feb 17, 2020

Missouri farm awarded $265M in suit against BASF and Bayer

A jury on Saturday awarded $265 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms […]

Jan 13, 2020

Landmark dicamba case survives summary judgment

A federal judge has denied Monsanto‘s motion to throw out a southeast Missouri peach farm’s claims that the company sold seeds without a safe corresponding herbicide, forcing other farmers to […]

Aug 29, 2019

8th Circuit panel affirms $21.5 million settlement in Monsanto labeling suit

A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $21.5 million settlement between Monsanto and a national class of plaintiffs who claimed the labeling on the […]

Mar 20, 2019

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate […]

Mar 20, 2019

Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate […]