Bayer Draws No-Nonsense Missouri Judge to Vet Roundup Deal

The Missouri judge overseeing Bayer AG’s effort to resolve current and future Roundup lawsuits through a class-action case is known as a no-nonsense jurist who will closely scrutinize the proposed $7.25 billion settlement.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Tim Boyer, 48, has presided over several cases alleging the Roundup pesticide caused cancer — including a $1.25 million jury award that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear. Lawyers and retired jurists say he’ll move quickly to weigh the accord’s merits and won’t waste time having to learn the case.