Bayer wins its first Roundup jury verdict in case of child’s cancer By Reuters

By Tom Hals

(Reuters) – Bayer AG (DE:) received its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes most cancers after a California jury discovered that the herbicide was not a considerable trigger of a kid’s uncommon type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the corporate mentioned on Tuesday.

Future Clark alleged that her son Ezra developed Burkitt’s lymphoma after he was uncovered to Roundup which she sprayed on weeds on the household residence.

Clark sued Monsanto (NYSE:), which is owned by Bayer (OTC:), for failing to warn her of the most cancers dangers of utilizing Roundup.

The decision is the fourth involving Roundup and the primary within the firm’s favor.

Roundup-related lawsuits have dogged Bayer because it acquired the model as a part of its $63 billion buy of agricultural seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto in 2018.

Bayer mentioned in an announcement the decision was in line with many years of science and analysis displaying the protection of glyphosate, the principle ingredient in Roundup.

“Whereas we’ve nice sympathy for Ezra Clark and his household, the jury fastidiously thought of the science relevant to this case and decided that Roundup was not the reason for his sickness,” the corporate mentioned.

An lawyer for Clark mentioned they are going to think about an attraction.

“We’re disillusioned for the boy and his household,” mentioned Fletcher Trammel. “Now we have a number of Roundup instances set throughout the nation over the following 12 months and stay up for attempting them.”

Two of the opposite three verdicts are nonetheless being appealed by Bayer, together with one the corporate hopes shall be thought of by the U.S. Supreme Courtroom, the place a ruling for Bayer may successfully finish the Roundup instances.

The corporate has settled round 96,000 Roundup instances of about 125,000.

In Could, a federal choose rejected Bayer’s plan to resolve future instances, which might have supplied compensation however restricted the flexibility of people to sue.