Bayer提供7.25B美元解决围捕癌症诉讼,尚待法院批准。 Bayer offers $7.25B settlement for Roundup cancer lawsuits, pending court approval.

拜耳公司提出了7250亿美元的全国性和解协议, 解决数千起美国诉讼, 声称其含有草甘的Roundup除草剂导致癌症, 特别是非霍奇金淋巴瘤. Bayer has proposed a $7.25 billion nationwide settlement to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller, containing glyphosate, caused cancer, particularly non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. 该计划在密苏里提出,将建立一个长期索赔方案,年付款上限最长为21年,涵盖约65 000件待决和今后的索赔。 The plan, filed in Missouri, would establish a long-term claims program with capped annual payments over up to 21 years, covering roughly 65,000 pending and future claims. 无法承认责任的和解是在持续的法律压力下作出的,包括美国最高法院关于联邦环保局的核准是否优先于州诉讼的待决案件。 The settlement, which does not admit liability, comes amid ongoing legal pressure, including a pending U.S. Supreme Court case over whether federal EPA approval preempts state lawsuits. 2018年获得Monsanto的Bayer说,这项交易为结束多年诉讼不确定性和财政紧张提供了一条道路,尽管仍然需要法院的批准。 Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, says the deal offers a path to end years of litigation uncertainty and financial strain, though it still requires court approval.