Tue, 17 Feb 2026

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims

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

* Bayer has proposed paying $7.25bn (£5.35bn) to settle a US lawsuit over whether its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
* The company maintains that Roundup is safe and says it expects the vast majority of people with pending claims to sign onto the new proposed settlement.
* The settlement would address both existing and future claims related to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a type of blood cancer.
* Under the terms of the proposal, anyone exposed to Roundup before 17 February this year and diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma within 16 years is eligible for payment.
* Bayer would make payments over 21 years, with the bulk of the payouts expected in the first five years.
* The company has already paid roughly $10bn to resolve litigation related to Roundup and expects to pay another $3bn in separate cases.
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