The group has changed the process strategy.
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Dusseldorf, New York For Bayer boss Bill Anderson, who has been in office since the beginning of June, it is one of the top issues on the agenda: the legal burden of billions from the glyphosate lawsuits in the USA. The group got involved with the takeover of the US seed manufacturer Monsanto. For a long time, Bayer was on the defensive in the processes. But now the tide is turning – the group’s legal position is improving significantly.
This is shown by a Handelsblatt analysis of all recent proceedings in the USA in which plaintiffs blamed the weed killer glyphosate for their cancer. Bayer has obtained an acquittal from the lay jury seven times in a row since 2020. This contrasts with the first three lost lawsuits from the early days of the glyphosate lawsuits until mid-2019.
The analysis shows that Bayer has changed the process strategy and only goes to court in selected cases and selected locations. These are mainly lawsuits with good chances of winning.
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