U.S. Farmer Wins $265 Million Weedkiller Award From Bayer, BASF Lawsuit
A jury in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, handed Bader, the state’s largest peach farmer, $15 million in actual and $250 million in punitive damages. He sued the companies saying his 1,000-acre orchard was irreparably harmed by herbicide that they produce, which drifted onto its trees from nearby farms. The three-week trial was …
News story posted on 2020-02-16T18:32:00.0000000Z
