Bayer (BAYRY) told U.S. lawmakers it could stop selling its Roundup weedkiller unless legal protection can be strengthened against product liability litigation, Patricia Weiss and Ludwig Burger of Reuters report, citing a person close to the matter. Bayer has paid about $10B to settle claims that Roundup causes cancer, and a further 67,000 cases are pending for which the company has set aside $5.9B in legal provisions.
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