Legal
The company says the action is needed to preserve domestic production, but major commodity groups argue the trade case will come at farmers’ expense.
Legal watchers and industry experts break down what the favorable outcome for Monsanto means for farmers.
It’s the beginning of the end in the U.S. legal saga for Bayer, who acquired Monsanto in 2018.
Iowa-based Latham Quality alleges Bayer used predatory, anti-competitive tactics to monopolize the U.S. GE corn seed market and stifle generic competition to protect billions in “ill-gotten” profits.
Almost two years ago, then-new CEO Bill Anderson said it was his goal to have the legal liabilities “under control” by 2026.
The court issued more rulings Wednesday but did not act in the tariffs case, which was argued on Nov. 5.
The Supreme Court is reported to consider a glyphosate case in the coming calendar year.
Earlier this week, Omaha-Nebraska based Hansen-Mueller Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.