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Bayer Loses First Phase of Roundup Trial, Now Will Face Liability
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Company faces more than 11,000 lawsuits over cancer in U.S.
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Analysts say decision may edge Bayer closer to a settlement
The trial now moves to a second phase to determine liability and damages. Bloomberg’s Jan-Patrick Barnert reports.
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Bayer AG slumped after a second major defeat in U.S. litigation over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, shaving almost $8 billion from its market value and raising the likelihood of a costly settlement.
