"Bayer Hit with $2.25B Verdict in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit"

Bayer has been ordered to pay a Pennsylvania man $2.25 billion in damages after a jury concluded that its Roundup weed killer is a defective cancer-causing product. The plaintiff, who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after using Roundup, was awarded the sum, which includes $2 billion in damages. Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, plans to appeal the "unconstitutionally excessive" award, but has already used up around $10 billion of the $16 billion set aside to resolve Roundup lawsuits. The company is facing pressure to change its legal strategy after several large verdicts against it.