WATCH: Is Bayer losing the Roundup fight?

Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, has settled over 114,000 lawsuits from people who allege they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup. But the legal battles aren’t over: a Georgia jury recently awarded $2 billion to a cancer patient who claimed Roundup was to blame and Bayer is pushing the US Supreme Court to help it block further lawsuits.

The New Lede breaks down the latest developments in the courtroom and corporate boardroom and asks the question: is Bayer ready to throw in the towel on Roundup?

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