Bayer’s U.S. Roundup Cases Pushed Back at Request of Mediator

Bayer AG’s federal court cases in the U.S. about the Roundup weedkiller have been pushed back at the request of mediator Ken Feinberg, signaling that a settlement could be near.

Judge Vince Chhabria issued an order extending all deadlines in the federal multidistrict litigation in San Francisco by 28 days, as Tom Claps of Susquehanna Financial Group LLP pointed out in a note.