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Lawyers for US cancer sufferers challenge Bayer’s $7.25bn Roundup settlement deal
HealthThe Guardian6d ago

Lawyers for US cancer sufferers challenge Bayer’s $7.25bn Roundup settlement deal

Proposed settlement would pay users of glyphosate-based weedkiller who have non-Hodgkin lymphoma $10,000 to $165,000 A group of 14 law firms representing nearly 20,000 plaintiffs is seeking to intervene in Bayer’s proposed class action settlement of Roundup litigation, citing concerns that the deal will not be fair to cancer sufferers. The group filed both a motion to intervene and a motion for an extension of time for court preliminary approval of the deal in St Louis city circuit court in M...

US DoJ drops legal case against law firms that stood up to Trump’s executive orders
PoliticsThe Guardianfaz11h ago2 sources

US DoJ drops legal case against law firms that stood up to Trump’s executive orders

Case involved Trump orders targeting major law firms for representing clients or causes the president did not like Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US justice department has dropped legal proceedings against four law firms that stood up to retaliatory executive actions by Donald Trump for representing clients or causes the president did not like. A number of other law companies made settlements with Trump’s administration in the months after ...