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When Bayer AG bought out Monsanto a year ago, then Bayer became responsible for all of the lawsuits against Monsanto, the manufacturer of the weed killer RoundUp that has caused cancer in thousands of its customers. For the first three cases, the verdicts all went against Bayer with the total amount being over a billion dollars. Plus, there are around 1,300 lawsuits that still have to be litigated throughout the United States of America.
Bayer could settle all of these cases out of court and take the hit by paying over 7 billion dollars in restitution. However, Bayer has a silver bullet that they are waiting to use in litigation. Before Bayer settles, they are waiting for one of these lawsuits to reach the Supreme Court. If the case is overturned, then Bayer does not have to pay any of these people a dime. Right now, banking on the Supreme Court to make another bad judgment actually gives Bayer a chance to skate on all of their lawsuits.
lawsuits springing up like weeds? now that’s what I call a solid analogy…
I appreciate your joke and the lawsuits are still coming. I will have another post up of another lawsuit that could bankrupt Bayer as soon as Virily approves it.
I can hardly wait. Your monsanto posts give me hope for the future
It’s highly unlikely that the Supreme Court will overturn the decisions.
It’s possible with Justice Clarence Thomas in the Supreme Court. Remember that corporations are people according to the Supreme Court.
I still think that justice will prevail!
I will agree with that comment
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if the supreme court you are speaking of is the US Supreme court, it is highly unlikely that the Monsanto case will be presented to the top US court for 12-18 months.
The legal precedent, in this case, is stacked against Bayer (just ask the Tobacco companies).
The reality is Bayer is most likely not trying to skate, that isn’t likely to happen, they are trying to buy time.As the Tobacco companies did, as the Asbestos companies did, time is required to move assets out of places the US Courts can touch.
They might skate due to the possibility of the Supreme Court. Who knows how Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, and Justice Roberts will vote? Corporations are people according to the Supreme Court.
that would be ruling against 40 years of precedent, conservative courts don’t tend to do that.
I hope that you are right unless they bribe Justice Kavanaugh with some GMO hops and some GMO barley since he likes beer a lot.
i don’t think they would.