A former Florida rancher battling Parkinson’s disease reflects on years of using paraquat, as thousands of lawsuits claim the herbicide contributed to their illness and new documents shed light on the ongoing legal fight.
In recent years, the German conglomerate has shifted costs to local labor contractors and increased its reliance on foreign labor in Nebraska. The safety costs are the latest in a series of changes Bayer has forced on local contractors’ business model.
Corn is used in everything from potato chips to jet fuel. A major industry player that processes the raw material has relied on a labor contractor, T. Bell Detasseling, that has violated multiple federal labor laws over more than a decade.
The Illinois-based farm equipment giant settled charges without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, which revealed bribery involving cash, luxury trips, and other favors to Thai officials.
The legal victory could pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on Roundup, which has generated years of litigation alleging it caused cancer.
