Bayer:  Shareholder Action Does Not Belong In MDL For Glyphosate Cancer Cases

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:36 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Bayer AG, the parent company of Monsanto Co., on July 27 filed a brief in California federal court contending that a securities fraud lawsuit brought by some of the company's shareholders should not be included in the multidistrict litigation for personal injury litigation related to the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate (In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation [City of Grand Rapids General Retirement System, et al. v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, et al.], MDL 2741, No. 20-4737, N.D. Calif.)....