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		shinryuu on April 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking staff to... Who thought buying Monsanto was a good idea to begin with? Lawsuits were bound to happen. Monsanto has been highprofile for ages, and not in a good way.

leverknudel_tw on April 22, 2024 [–]

Monsanto was a 15 billion revenue dollar company in the same market (ag seeds and products) as 50 billion revenue Bayer. Werner thought he could handle the baggage. The US tort system is proving him wrong.

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