Bayer may settle lawsuits over Monsanto weedkillers but is still focused on defending the firm against claims the weedkillers cause cancer, according to CEO Werner Baumann. In earlier this year, a US jury awarded $289m in damages, later reduced to $78m, to a school groundskeeper because Monsanto failed to warn him about the cancer risk from glyphosate in RoundUp and Ranger Pro weedkillers. Bayer bought Monsanto August and denies the cancer link. It is appealing against the court findings but it is still facing more than 8,700 lawsuits in the US relating to the issue.
Bayer may settle lawsuits over Monsanto weedkillers but is still focused on defending the firm against claims the weedkillers cause cancer, according to CEO Werner Baumann. In August, a US jury awarded $289m in damages, later reduced to $78m, to a school groundskeeper because Monsanto failed to warn him about the cancer risk from glyphosate in RoundUp and Ranger Pro weedkillers. Bayer bought Monsanto earlier this year and denies the cancer link. It is appealing against the court findings but it is still facing more than 8,700 lawsuits in the US relating to the issue.