German chemical giant Bayer and cancer patient attorneys have agreed to a proposed $7.25 billion settlement over lawsuits claiming that glyphosate in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

Der Pharmakonzern Bayer hat in den USA einen milliardenschweren Sammelvergleich zur Beilegung aller Klagen zum angeblich krebserregenden Unkrautvernichter Roundup geschlossen.

The company has faced years of legal battles over Roundup, a weedkiller made by Monsanto.