Bayer proposes paying $8 billion to settle Roundup cancer claims
Bayer proposes paying $8 billion to settle Roundup cancer claims An agreement would ease investor pressure over massive litigation exposure the German drug and chemical giant took on with its $63 billion purchase of the weedkiller's maker, Monsanto. Written By: Washington Post | × The Bayer logo in Monheim, Germany, on March 21, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Jasper Juinen. Bayer is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. An agreement, which could...
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