Jury in third glyphosate-cancer trial orders Bayer to pay over $2 billion in damages—eighth-largest ever product-defect claim

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Bayer AG was ordered to pay more than $2 billion in damages to a California couple that claimed they got cancer as a result of using the company’s Roundup weedkiller for about 30 years.

It’s the largest jury award in the U.S. so far this year and the eighth-largest ever in a product-defect claim, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bayer, which said it will appeal the verdict, has now lost three trials in a row over claims Roundup causes cancer.

Read full, original article: Bayer Ordered by Jury to Pay $2 Billion Damages in Roundup Trial

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