Whippany, July 15, 2019 – The following is Bayer’s statement regarding the ruling by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in the District Court for the Northern District of California on Monsanto’s post-trial motions in Hardeman v. Monsanto. The court reduced the punitive damages to $20 million, which...
Whippany, N.J., June 18, 2019 – In post-trial motions filed in Pilliod v. Monsanto, Monsanto urged California Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith to reverse the jury verdict and enter judgment for Monsanto or order a new trial. The company argues in its briefs that the “verdicts do not reflect the e...
Whippany, N.J., June 3, 2019 – In post-trial motions recently filed in Hardeman v. Monsanto, Monsanto urged federal district court Judge Vince Chhabria who is presiding over the MDL in the Northern District of California to reverse the jury verdict and enter judgment for Monsanto, or in the alternat...
Leverkusen / Whippany, May 13, 2019 – Bayer released the following statement in reaction to a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Pilliod v. Monsanto, a trial conducted before Judge Winifred Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda. This is...
EPA assessment ‘more robust’ and ‘more transparent’ than IARC, agency says Whippany, N.J., April 30, 2019 – Bayer today issued the following statement regarding an interim registration review decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reapprove glyphos...
The following is Bayer’s statement regarding Judge Winifred Smith’s ruling on Monsanto’s Motion for Nonsuit in the Pilliod glyphosate-based herbicide trial in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda. “Bayer is disappointed with the Court’s decision, as we believe that...
The following is Bayer’s statement regarding Monsanto’s Motion for Nonsuit in the Pilliod glyphosate-based herbicide trial before Judge Winifred Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda. “Bayer believes that the plaintiffs have failed to provide sufficient evi...
Company Says Evidence Falls Short of the Burden Required to Support Liability Claims, Causation and Damages Given International Regulatory Consensus and Extensive Body of Favorable Science Related Motion For Judicial Notice Highlights Unusual Efforts to Persuade the Trial Court to Change Its Tentati...
The following is Bayer’s statement regarding an order by Judge Vince Chhabria in the District Court for the Northern District of California vacating the upcoming May 20, 2019 trial date for Stevick v. Monsanto and ordering mediation in the California MDL. “We will of course comply with the Court’s m...
Bayer released the following statement regarding the release of a draft toxicological profile for glyphosate by the Agency for Toxic Substances and and Disease Registry (ATSDR). “We welcome this scientific review of glyphosate, the active ingredient in many of our Roundup-branded products. It...