Hints and tips:
...Hardeman sued Monsanto in 2016, arguing that his habitual use of Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, had caused his Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and that there were no relevant warnings on the product...
...“The company believes that the decision undermines the ability of companies to rely on official actions taken by expert regulatory agencies.”...
...The company said the judge’s decision to reduce the damages was “a step in the right direction” but added that it still plans to file an appeal....
...“We are confident the evidence in phase two will show that Monsanto’s conduct has been appropriate and that the company should not be liable for Mr Hardeman’s cancer,” Bayer said in response to the verdict...
...Late last year the company outlined plans to cut 12,000 jobs and sell the animal products division in a drive to cut costs following the legal setbacks related to the Monsanto acquisition....
...“We are confident the evidence in phase two [of the trial] will show that Monsanto’s conduct has been appropriate and that the company should not be liable for Mr Hardeman’s cancer.”...
...The company said the verdict will not impact future cases and trials....
...Bayer’s equity is now worth less than €63bn — not all that far from the price it paid for Monsanto last year....
...(FT) Dockwork ers v robots Dockworkers in Los Angeles are making a last stand against the automation of lucrative port jobs....
...Smart reads David v Goliath Large consumer goods companies are starting to feel the impact of their smaller, more innovative rivals....
...Bombarded Day two of the Bombardier v Boeing tariff scandal and attention has turned on the British government’s motivation to fight back against proposed US action against the Canadian company....
...AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner and Bayer’s purchase of Monsanto) that are still pending approval from the competition watchdog....
...(BBC) Video of the day Google v Apple, round 2 As Google again draws level with Apple as the world’s largest company, John Authers looks at the historic performance of companies once they have become the...
...Recently, their targets have included a growing number of Chinese companies....
...In the west, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, developed by Monsanto to protect radar equipment on US military aircraft, were re-worked into moulded furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman...
International Edition