(Brian Shilhavy) Bayer AG has suffered its second major legal defeat after purchasing Monsanto Co. and inheriting its controversial herbicide, RoundUp, the world’s most popular weedkiller. The active ingredient in RoundUp, glyphosate, has been linked to cancer and other health problems, while Bayer and Monsanto, along with the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have denied any links.
by Brian Shilhavy, March 23rd, 2019
Earlier this week, a second jury in California has determined that a man who sprayed RoundUp on his property for decades is responsible for his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
According to Bloomberg, Bayer immediately lost $8 billion in market share after the verdict.
Bayer AG slumped after a second major defeat in U.S. litigation over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, shaving almost $8 billion from its market value and raising the likelihood of a costly settlement.
The legal woes Bayer inherited with its acquisition of Monsanto Co. have hammered the company’s share price, which has dropped almost 30 percent since the $63 billion transaction was clinched in June, even as the company insists that the active ingredient in the herbicide is safe. The stock fell another 12 percent to 61.1 euros in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
The German company lost the first phase of a jury trial in San Francisco in the case of a man who sprayed the herbicide on his property for decades and said it caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It follows a separate California ruling in favor of a former school groundskeeper with cancer last year. Damages in that case were eventually reduced by a judge to $78.6 million. (Source.)
This recent defeat in court now opens up the door to another 11,200 cases pending against Bayer for harm allegedly caused by glyphosate. Settling these cases could cost Bayer billions more:
The latest ruling suggests Bayer is “the underdog in many of the reported 11,200 cases pending across the U.S.,” Holly Froum, a legal analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, wrote in a report. “Absent settlement, many cases over Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller could go to trial.” She estimated the settlement value of all cases at more than $5 billion. (Source.)
The trial now moves to the second phase to determine damages:
The trial now moves to a second phase to determine liability and damages. The next stage, starting Wednesday, will be a steeper climb for the defense: jurors will hear evidence, including damaging emails, that the company manipulated public opinion to bury health concerns and promote sales of the bestselling herbicide. (Source.)
Meanwhile, the evidence for harm caused by glyphosate continues to pile up.
A study just published in The BMJ links pesticides and herbicides, including the widely used glyphosate, during prenatal and infant exposure to an increased rate of autism. The study was conducted in the Central Valley of California, home to the world’s largest agricultural area. See:
Prenatal and infant exposure to ambient pesticides and autism spectrum disorder in children: population based case-control study
See Also: MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025
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Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The Deep State use many different strategies and techniques to maintain their claim to unjust power. By creating health problems in the human population, they know it will create emotional distractions that prevent people from learning the truth, keeping them uninformed so they’ll crave the safe arms of the state. Additionally, the powers that be also learned that the mind-body connection is real, developing a host of weapons to attack the human mind through the body. Of which, glyphosate or Roundup is one of the most effective compounds for this purpose. This chemical destroys gut flora in the body. Gut bacteria is essential for proper health, especially the regulation of the immune system. The immune system regulates the inflammation response, while the gut helps to regulate emotion and mood. By destroying gut flora diversity, this severely compromises the immune system and destabilizes the mind by making it difficult for one to manage their mood and desires. In effect, one who’s suffered a great deal of gut and immune assaults is more irrational, emotionally unstable, has a harder time facing reality and consequently, has learning problems. All this helps make them the perfect Deep State pawn, a willing slave, unbeknownst to them. The preceding article reveals information about glyphosate and its effects on health. By gaining an understanding of these effects, one can motivate themselves to make better health choices. With the skill of health maintenance firmly in hand, one can lead a fulfilling life, act more compassionately toward others, and leave a positive impact on the world around them.
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Serves those bastards right. A brighter future awaits for humanity.