Australian law firms are investigating legal action on behalf of people suffering from cancers linked with exposure to Roundup,as Sydney councils move to ban use of the popular weedkiller.
A Californian couple who claimed they got cancer as a result of using the company's Roundup weedkiller for about 30 years awarded nearly $3b in damages.
Bayer lost a second trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer,increasing pressure on the company to spend billions of dollars to settle thousands of similar lawsuits.