Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Bill Anderson’s effort to extricate the company from the years-long legal battles tied to its Roundup pesticide is facing some skepticism from investors and legal experts.
Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Bill Anderson’s effort to extricate the company from the years-long legal battles tied to its Roundup pesticide is facing some skepticism from investors and legal experts.
Bill Anderson, chief executive officer of Bayer AG, at the company's headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Bayer is in the midst of a turnaround led by Anderson, who wants to revamp the operations of the troubled conglomerate, which is bogged down by litigation linked to a weedkiller gained as part of the takeover of Monsanto. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire last year.
Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire last year.
Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days.
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear Bayer AG’s appeal taking aim at thousands of lawsuits targeting its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear Bayer AG’s appeal taking aim at thousands of lawsuits targeting its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.
Weeds are sprayed with a bottle of Bayer AG Roundup brand weedkiller.
A judge refused to fast track Paramount Skydance Corp.’s lawsuit accusing directors of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. of misleading investors about a more than $82.7 billion buyout bid from Netflix Inc.
A judge refused to fast track Paramount Skydance Corp.’s lawsuit accusing directors of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. of misleading investors about a more than $82.7 billion buyout bid from Netflix Inc.
Microchip manufacturers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. were accused in a series of lawsuits of failing to keep their technology out of Russian-made weapons used to kill and wound civilians in Ukraine.
Microchip manufacturers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. were accused in a series of lawsuits of failing to keep their technology out of Russian-made weapons used to kill and wound civilians in Ukraine.
The Trump administration urged the US Supreme Court to take up Bayer AG’s appeal targeting thousands of lawsuits blaming its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.
The Trump administration urged the US Supreme Court to take up Bayer AG’s appeal targeting thousands of lawsuits blaming its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.
After seven years of fighting Roundup cases in the US, Bayer is still facing about 67,000 claims from plaintiffs who allege Roundup caused their cancer.
An affiliate of Elliott Investment Management won a court-ordered auction for control of the parent company of US oil refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp., Venezuela’s most-valuable foreign asset.
An affiliate of Elliott Investment Management won a court-ordered auction for control of the parent company of US oil refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp., Venezuela’s most-valuable foreign asset.
A closed Citgo gas station in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal liability, court filings show.
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal liability, court filings show.