Monsanto Lasso lawsuit: Bayer considers legal options after French court rules for farmer
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS APRIL 11, 2019 / 10:40 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Bayer considers legal options after French court rules for farmer
PARIS (Reuters) - German chemical group Bayer said it was considering its legal options, including an appeal, after a French court ruled in favor of a farmer who blamed a weedkiller of Bayer’s Monsanto unit for health problems.
Thursday’s ruling by an appeals court in Lyon in southeast France was the latest stage in a decade-long legal tussle between Monsanto and farmer Paul Francois, who says he fell ill after inhaling weedkiller Lasso in 2004.
Bayer said in a statement that its options included filing an appeal with France’s highest court.
Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Sybille de La Hamaide
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