B Instructional Materials - MKTG 21 x B Discussion 6 - MGMT 265 ADE - | X *Homework Help - Q&A from Onl x Top Product Liability Cases in 202 x + X -> C A https://www.cooperandfriedman.com/top-product-liability-cases-in-2020/ > July 2020 Bayer's Roundup Settlement > June 2020 > May 2020 In 2018, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer acquired Monsanto. Consequently, Bayer also > April 2020 gained ownership of Roundup, the powerful weed-killer and alleged cancer-causing agent. > March 2020 > February 2020 According to a Bayer press-release, there have been over 125,000 filed claims of Round-up > January 2020 induced cancer. A $10 billion settlement will bring a resolution to the majority of these claims. > December 2019 This is also one of the largest settlements in United States litigation, involving individual > November 2019 negotiations with over 25 leading law firms. > October 2019 Interestingly, going forward, Bayer will not be required or choose to put warning labels on Roundup products. Bayer > September 2019 has also secured a "mechanism to resolve future claims efficiently" which > August 2019 involves an additional 1.25 billion allowance to settle forthcoming claims. The agreements also > July 2019 "contain no admission of liability or wrongdoing". > June 2019 > May 2019 This ruling is also subject to change as a selected "Class Science Panel" will begin tests to prove > April 2019 whether Roundup causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This will likely take a few years and > March 2019 could additionally impact resolution as well. > February 2019 > January 2019 Although most litigation for Roundup is now resolved, mainly through the immense monetary > December 2018 settlement, lasting solutions are far from over. > November 2018 > October 2018 Shaky Opioid Resolutions > September 2018 > August 2018 An ongoing opioid crisis continues to ravage America, and legal resolution is looking more grim than > July 2018 many had hoped. According to the Council of Economic Advisers, from 2015-18, more than $2.5 > June 2018 trillion was lost to opioids. > May 2018 Type here to search O 11:02 PM 3/25/2021