Bayer fights jury loss in bid to minimise Roundup payoutsIf Bayer AG wants to keep total Roundup liability capped at US$10 billion, it may be crucial to get a 2018 California court verdict overturned. Today, the German chemical giant will ask the state appeals court to toss a jury conclusion that Roundup caused groundskeeper Lee Johnson's cancer. Johnson was awarded US$289 million before a judge cut the damages to US$78.5 million.