A federal judge overseeing 900 lawsuits alleging that glyphosate causes cancer called on a lawyer who has helped resolve disputes involving Sept. 11 victims, BP and Volkswagen. Source: NYT > Business – Reuters
$2 Billion Verdict Against Monsanto Is Third to Find Roundup Caused Cancer
A state jury’s award for a Northern California couple followed awards in separate cases in March and August, and was the largest by far. Source: NYT > Business – PATRICIA COHEN
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Settle Lawsuits Over Xarelto, a Blood Thinner, for $775 Million
The settlement resolves about 25,000 lawsuits, which claimed the companies failed to warn about deadly bleeding episodes caused by the drug. Source: NYT > Business – KATIE THOMAS
Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Was ‘Substantial Factor’ in Causing Man’s Cancer, Jury Says
The finding was the first verdict from a federal jury in thousands of similar cases against the company. Source: NYT > Business – MIHIR ZAVERI