October 31, 2025
A California federal judge has finalized a $38 million settlement between Germany-based Bayer AG and a class of investors who claim the company deceived them about the litigation risks of acquiring Roundup producer Monsanto, with the lead plaintiffs' attorney saying the deal reaffirmed investors' ability to hold foreign companies responsible for violating U.S. securities laws.
September 26, 2025
Bayer AG shareholders have asked a California federal judge to give final approval of its $38 million settlement with the German multinational to end claims it downplayed litigation risks related to the weedkiller Roundup, saying the deal, which seeks over $10 million in attorney fees, is fair.
June 26, 2025
A California federal judge on Thursday preliminarily approved Bayer AG's $38 million settlement with investors who accused the German multinational of downplaying litigation risks related to the weedkiller Roundup when it acquired Monsanto in 2018, saying the deal appeared to be "fair, reasonable and adequate."
May 19, 2023
A California federal judge on Friday granted class certification to a group of Bayer AG investors who launched a suit against the company accusing of it downplaying litigation risks related to the weedkiller Roundup after acquiring Monsanto, finding that the suit isn't trumped by extraterritoriality concerns as claimed by the German multinational.
April 13, 2023
Counsel for Bayer AG investors urged a California federal judge Thursday to certify their proposed class action alleging the company downplayed litigation risks related to the weedkiller Roundup after acquiring Monsanto, arguing the shareholders' stock-drop suit isn't trumped by extraterritoriality concerns as claimed by the German multinational.
October 20, 2021
A California federal judge declined to dismiss a suit against Bayer AG in which investors claim the company downplayed the significance of litigation related to the weedkiller Roundup that it faced after acquiring Monsanto in 2018.
July 28, 2020
Bayer is urging a California federal court not to allow pension fund claims that it downplayed the significance of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup into wider multidistrict litigation involving claims that it causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, saying the disputes have "no meaningful overlap."