In the seven-plus years since Bayer closed its mammoth buyout of Monsanto, the combined company has struggled to contain litigation surrounding the crop sciences firm's ubiquitous weedkiller Roundu | Bayer has spent years working to get a handle on its Roundup legal mess.

In February 2026, a $7.25 Billion Roundup class action settlement was announced for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Learn about the Roundup settlement.

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages. The justices took up Bayer’s appeal of a lower court ...

Bayer's shares slumped as much as 9.2% on Wednesday, wiping out the previous day's gains, as investors questioned whether a proposed $7.25 billion settlement of cancer lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller would mark a decisive turnaround.