Bayer AG has agreed to pay up to $10.9 billion to resolve current and future claims alleging its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.

In an announcement on Wednesday, Bayer said the multiple agreements would resolve 75% of the estimated 125,000 claims over Roundup, which includes those not yet filed in court and case inventories for the leading plaintiffs law firms spearheading the Roundup multidistrict litigation.

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