In a legal blow to German chemical giant Bayer’s Monsanto unit lost a final appeal in a marathon legal battle in France in which it has been held liable for the accidental inhalation of a weedkiller by a crop farmer. In… Read More ›
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Bayer hires law firm Sidley Austin for investigating pan-Europe influence scheme by Monsanto
Bayer has its hands full due to U.S. class-action lawsuits revolving around Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer which has glyphosate which causes cancer. In a statement, Bayer AG said it has hired Sidley Austin, a law firm to investigate a Europe-wide… Read More ›
Lawsuits from Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup haunts Bayer
Bayer is likely to face negative investor sentiments on Friday at its AGM on the way its management team handled the $63 billion Monsanto deal. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, BlackRock will not support Bayer’s… Read More ›
DowDuPont Inc’s Enlist E3 soy seeds wins China’s approval
China’s decision to grant approval to DowDuPont Inc’s Enlist E3 soy seeds is likely to lead to U.S. farmers opting for Enlist S3 rather than Monsanto’s Roundup Ready line of seeds since China, can easily reject shipments of unapproved varieties…. Read More ›
Monsanto wins court battle in India for its GM cotton seeds
The ruling from India’s highest court assumes significance since India is the world’s No. 1 cotton producer. On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto and allowed it to claim patents on its genetically modified cotton seeds, said… Read More ›
Legal costs will determine whether Bayer AG would settle glyphosate related cases
According to one of the attorneys for the plaintiff, Bayer’s claims on glyphosate were “hypocritical beyond belief” given its own efforts to control the message on glyphosate, the most recent of which is a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post…. Read More ›
California court rules Nufarm’s glyphosate-based herbicide caused cancer
Given the widespread usage of glyphosate in agriculture, no wonder investors are jittery. Although Bayer-owned Monsanto has stood by its stance that its herbicide is safe for human use, in practice taken steps to reduce concentration levels of the chemical… Read More ›
Bayer gets Russia’s nod for its $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto
Bayer has already received approval from the EU, Australia, Brazil, China; Russia now adds to this list. In a development that aids Bayer’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto, it has now got approval from FAS, Russia’s antitrust regulator, for its… Read More ›
Bayer gets antitrust approval from U.S. Justice Department for its $62.5 billion acquisition of Monsanto
The combined company will control more than a quarter of the world’s seed and pesticide market. With the U.S. Justice Department giving the green signal to Bayer AG’s bid to acquire Monsanto Co for $62.5 billion deal, with both companies… Read More ›
Bayer revises the completion of its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto to early 2018
The European Commission is scrutinizing the impact the deal will have on competition in pesticides and seeds markets. On Tuesday, German pesticides and drugs makers Bayer said, it would need some more time to complete its $66 billion takeover of… Read More ›