The possible leverage of the "Texas two-step" is likely having an effect on how Bayer is looking to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, according to a mass tort litigation expert.
ST. LOUIS — U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh of the Eastern District of Missouri has dismissed the claims of 92 non-Missouri plaintiffs in product liability litigation against Bayer Corp. over its birth control device Essure.
A federal judge has remanded a product liability claim brought on behalf of 94 plaintiffs from four states against Bayer Corp. over its birth control product Essure to St. Louis City Circuit Court.