German drugs and pesticides group Bayer (BAYGn.DE) said on Thursday it will pay around $1.6 billion to settle the majority of U.S. claims involving its Essure birth-control device. The agreement follows a $10.9 billion settlement in June of U.S. lawsuits...
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Bayer to pay $1.6 billion to resolve U.S. claims for Essure birth-control device
Bayer chairman quits after making progress to settle litigation
FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Bayer, which is fighting claims its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, said its Chairman Werner Wenning was stepping down because the drugs and crop protection company was making good progress in settlement talks. “We have made...
Continue Reading →Roundup Cases Going Before Juries In Multiple Courts Over Next Few Weeks
As reports continue to suggest that Bayer is working to settle Roundup cases, claims involving at least six different individuals diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma following exposure to the controversial weedkiller are scheduled for trial to begin over the next week....
Continue Reading →Bayer blames surging Roundup suits on ‘exponential increase’ in plaintiff TV ads
Pharma sales growth, new drug approvals and faster-than-expected asset sales may show the bright side of today’s Bayer. But mounting Roundup lawsuits are a darker story. The number of plaintiffs claiming Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer has snowballed to 42,700 as of...
Continue Reading →Local (to a PLG partner) Man Arrested in Destin on Charges of Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – An Okaloosa County businessman has been arrested on child abuse and tormenting animals charges. According to arrest reports, Damon Becnel, 47, of Destin, was arrested January 2nd, but the report says the incident happened in December....
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