Bayer Supports Move To Withdraw Class Agreement
Bayer issued a statement after news that Federal District Court Judge Vince Chhabria raised questions about the $10.9 billion settlement deal worked out and announced recently. Chhabria serves the Northern District of California and is presiding over the federal litigation and has called he plan problematic.
According to coverage of the judge's comments, he questioned the settlement, which includes a novel approach to deal with future cases, and was "tentatively inclined" to reject it.