Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund et al v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft et al

  1. June 26, 2025

    Bayer Investors' $38M Settlement Over Monsanto Deal OK'd

    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."

  2. May 19, 2023

    Bayer Investors Land Class Cert. Over Roundup Litigation

    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.

  3. April 13, 2023

    Investors Fight For Class Cert. In Bayer Securities Fraud Suit

    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.

  4. October 20, 2021

    Bayer Will Have To Face Investor Suit Over Roundup Litigation

    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.

  5. July 28, 2020

    Bayer Wants Shareholder Suit Separate From Roundup MDL

    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."