Bayer lukker multimilliard-aftale for glyphosat-sager i USA

Bayer har indgået en gruppesag i USA til op til 7,25 milliarder USD for at løse nuværende og fremtidige sager om herbiciden Roundup. Det kræver godkendelse fra retten i St. Louis. Sagerne stammer fra erhvervelsen af Monsanto i 2018.

Det farmaceutiske og agrovirksomhedsselskab Bayer annoncerede, at aftalen omfatter betalinger over op til 21 år. Den omhandler sager, hvor klager forbinder kræfttilfælde med det aktive stof glyphosate i Roundup. En panel fra Verdenssundhedsorganisationen har klassificeret glyphosate som « sandsynligvis kræftfremkaldende for mennesker», mens Bayer og flere europæiske agenturer bestrider dette.  ‎n‎ ‎n‎De retssager har belastet Bayers balance siden erhvervelsen af den amerikanske konkurrent Monsanto i 2018. Aftalen vil øge afsætninger og forpligtelser for alle retssager fra 7,8 til 11,8 milliarder euro. Monsanto har også indgået fortrolige forlig for yderligere glyphosat-sager. Tidligere i år forligte Monsanto otte domme relateret til PCB-forurening på Sky Valley Education Center i Washington, med fortrolige vilkår.  ‎n‎ ‎n‎Aftalen fulgte det amerikanske højesterets beslutning om at gennemgå sagen for klager John Durnell. Bayer håber, at denne gennemgang vil afklare prioriteten for føderal lov i krav om manglende advarsler og potentielt vælte betydelige erstatningsbeløb. Højesterets sag påvirkes ikke af aftalen og vedrører afventede appelinstanser, der ikke dækkes af den.  ‎n‎ ‎n‎Selskabet med base i Leverkusen ser aftalen som et potentielt gennembrud fra langvarige risici.

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