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Bayer to settle Roundup cancer cases with $15.9b payout

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Jun 25, 2020 #cases, #payout
Bayer to settle Roundup cancer cases with $15.9b payout

Global pharmaceutical giant Bayer will spend up to $US10.9 billion ($15.87b) to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s weedkiller, Roundup, causes cancer.

Key points:

  • Bayer will settle almost 100,000 lawsuits brought largely by claimants who say the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer
  • The company will also settle other claims relating to environmental damage in the US
  • The US Environmental Protection Agency found the active ingredient in Roundup was “unlikely to be a human carcinogen”

The Germany-based company, which bought Roundup maker Monsan

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