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The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million.

Bayer (BAYGn.DE), opens new tab was ordered on Friday to pay $2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller, the man's attorneys said.

Multinational conglomerate 3M is beginning to pay out over $250 million dollars to veterans and military service members for defective ear plugs.

Chemours, Dupont De Nemours and Corteva have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. state of Ohio for $110 million to resolve claims associated with toxic “forever chemicals”, the companies said on Wednesday.

A Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused injuries including cancer, a verdict that could intensify investor pressure on the German drugs and agricultural chemicals company to change its legal strategy.

Oct 27 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury on Friday found Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) liable in a case brought by a retired restaurant owner who claimed his cancer was due to exposure to the company's Roundup weed killer, and ordered Bayer to pay him $175 million in damages, the man's lawyers said.