It’s been about fifteen months since a California jury found Bayer and its flagship weed killer Roundup responsible for school groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson’s development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The trial was the first to take on Monsanto’s claims that “science” proved that Roundup was safe and show that most of that science was either paid for by the secretive agricorporation or was simply ...
Bayer Girding for Sharp Rise in Glyphosate Filings
Posted November 7, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
Bayer Considering Settlement in Roundup Cancer Cases?
Posted August 28, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | roundup
It looks like Roundup maker Bayer might see the writing on the wall. After losing three attempts to convince juries that its flagship herbicide Roundup wasn’t causing customers to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, reports are surfacing of the corporation’s attempts to find a suitable amount to settle the matter.
Information leaked from those said to be familiar with the negotiations indicates that Bayer has offered up to $8 billion to ...
continue reading...Administrator of PA Dioceses Sex Abuse Funds Has Extensive Prior Experience
Posted January 25, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
The vast majority of Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses have chosen Kenneth Feinberg’s Washington, D.C.-based law firm to handle the administration of funds they’re using to compensate survivors of sex abuse at the hands of the Church.
Feinberg is highly experienced in such matters and has become, as described by triblive.com, the “go-to person for determining how people are compensated in the wake of tragedy.” His prior engagements include the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that rocked Penn ...
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