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.

Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its weedkiller could cause cancer

Officials for Germany-based Bayer agreed to pay $7.25 billion to settle a class action filed by those who say its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.

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…

The settlement comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments that the EPA's approval of Roundup without a cancer warning should invalidate claims.

Germany's Bayer has faced thousands of lawsuits after buying Roundup maker Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion.