Legal

Bayer appeals $20.5 million Roundup ruling in California

Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding $20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, arguing the ruling was at odds with federal law and settled legal principles.

Bankrupt Hertz seeks $5.4M in executive bonuses

Just months after Hertz Global Holdings Inc. shelled out $16.2 million in extra pay meant to keep executives from leaving as the coronavirus pandemic decimated the travel industry, the car-rental company wants to pass out an additional $14.6 million in bonuses.