Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Bayer and BASF have won a second trial on a $60 million damage award

Bayer

Bayer and BASF were ordered to pay $60 million in punitive damages to Missouri peach farmer. Bill Bader said dicamba drifted onto his orchard and harmed his crops. Federal appeals court rules that jury was wrongly told to assess punitive damages for each company separately. Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) and BASF (BASFn.DE) have won another preliminary … Read more

Judge grants a second trial in the race-bias brought by Tesla employee

Tesla

A federal judge in California ordered a new trial on the damages Tesla owes to a former factory worker. The former elevator operator, Owen Diaz, said he would not accept a $15 million award. A jury last October had awarded Diaz $137 million, one of the largest verdicts ever in a discrimination case. A government … Read more