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Roundup $US11b cancer settlement hits a hurdle over Bayer's plan for future claims

Bayer's plan for moving on from its Roundup legal woes hit a snag barely two weeks after it announced a nearly $US11 billion settlement of claims the popular weedkiller causes cancer

  • Jef Feeley and Tim Loh

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Bayer, which owns Roundup maker Monsanto, is facing numerous lawsuits around the world.

Roundup maker Bayer to pay $US10 billion to settle cancer lawsuits

Bayer, the world's largest seed and pesticide maker, has agreed to pay more than $US10 billion to settle tens of thousands of claims in the US that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer,

  • Patricia Cohen
Goats will eat almost anything - but tend to leave native vegetation.

With weedkiller on the nose, councils using goats as chewers of choice

Goats will eat almost anything but tend to leave native vegetation, which makes them an ideal solution when it comes to removing invasive species.

  • Jewel Topsfield
Nando Maisano in Melbourne on Friday.

Victorian farmer leads class action against Roundup manufacturer

A former Victorian farmer will lead a major class action against German pharmaceutical giant Bayer over claims that long-term exposure to the popular weedkiller Roundup can cause non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

  • Cameron Houston
Farmer Ross Wild has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court alleging his cancer is linked to his RoundUp use

Australian farmer sues over claims Roundup caused his cancer

Victorian councils are reducing their use of Roundup following community concern over health and court cases here and in the US.

  • Jewel Topsfield, Tyson Whelan and Charlotte Morton
Bayer, which owns Roundup maker Monsanto, is facing numerous lawsuits around the world.

Sydney council workers fight orders to use Roundup, go on strike

Hundreds of council workers have walked off the job amid growing concerns about the weedkiller, leaving more than 10,000 bins uncollected.

  • Hannah Higgins
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Edwin Hardeman was diagnosed with the cancer in 2015 after spraying the product on his Sonoma County property for more than 26 years.

Judge to reduce $114 million award in Roundup cancer case

A US judge says part of the punishment handed out to the company may be too high.

  • Joel Rosenblatt
Legal action has been launched in Australia over claims popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

Victorian council cuts weedkiller amid rising Australian angst

Moyne Shire in the state's south-west conducted a review that led it to cut Roundup and nine other herbicides from its maintenance stores.

  • Zach Hope
Nufarm has defended glyphosate, herbicides, but acknowledges it faces risk of litigation.

Roundup woes: Nufarm defends glyphosate as lawsuit risk rises

Agribusiness Nufarm has said it is at risk of litigation because it is a supplier of glyphosate based herbicides used widely in agriculture

  • Darren Gray
Former gardener Michael Ogalirolo has leukemia which he attributes to exposure to pesticide Roundup over more than 20 years.

First cancer lawsuit over weedkiller Roundup filed in Australia

A Melbourne gardener has launched legal action against a global pharmaceutical giant in the first Australian case to link cancer with popular weedkiller Roundup.

  • Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago

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