Tag: US jury

• Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  US jury considers glyphosate “a substantial factor” in causing human cancer

  

  A US jury has found that one of the world's most widely-used weed-killers was a “substantial factor” in causing a man's cancer. Pharmaceutical group Bayer had strongly rejected claims that its glyphosate-based Roundup product was carcinogenic. But the jury in San Francisco ruled unanimously that it contributed to causing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in California resident Edwin Hardeman.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Apple and Samsung finally settle seven-year-long patent dispute

  

  Apple and Samsung have finally settled a seven-year-long patent dispute, bringing to an end the long-running battle over the design of their rival smartphones. The terms were not disclosed.