JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After failing in several U.S. states this year, global chemical manufacturer Bayer said Tuesday that it plans to amplify efforts to create a legal shield against a proliferation of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
Bayer, which disputes the cancer claims, has been hit with about 170,000 lawsuits involving its Roundup weedkiller and has set aside $16 billion to settle cases. But the company contends the legal fight “is not sustainable” and is looking to state lawmakers for relief.
Bayer lobbied for legislation that could have blocked a central legal argument this year in Missouri, Iowa and Idaho — home, respectively, to its North America crop science division, a Roundup manufacturing facility and the mines from which its key ingredient is derived. Though bills passed at least one chamber in Iowa and Missouri, they ultimately failed in all three states.
Hometown of Laura Ingalls Wilder set for a growth spurt
Multiethnic Family Lives in Harmony on Grassland
Antiques Roadshow guest breaks down in tears over HUGE valuation of Edwardian cufflinks
German Vlogger Documents China's Ethnic Groups
New Zealand Black Caps fans look to Twenty20 World Cup with hope, trepidation
Kyrgyz Woman Finds Love, Career in Xi'an
Chinese Celebrate Spring Festival
Israeli intelligence 'jammed GPS signals to confuse attackers'
Former Trump adviser and ambassadors met with Netanyahu as Gaza war strains US
Entrepreneur Helps Rural Women Shake off Poverty in Northwest China
What to stream: Lenny Kravitz, South Park, 'Dune: Part 2'
Dough Figurines Cream of Traditional Chinese Culture