US Supreme Court Backs Bayer in Roundup Case with Iowa Implications
The 7-2 ruling says states cannot impose cancer warnings beyond Environmental Protection Agency requirements, narrowing failure-to-warn claims in thousands of Roundup cases.
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal law overrides state 'failure-to-warn' claims, shielding pesticide manufacturers like Bayer from certain lawsuits over Roundup's cancer risks.
- Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, has been classified as 'probably carcinogenic to humans' by the World Health Organization since 2015, prompting about 200,000 claims against Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018.
- While the decision limits failure-to-warn litigation, the ruling remains narrow, leaving open other legal avenues including 'negligence,' 'design defect,' and 'breach of implied warranties' for plaintiffs to pursue against Monsanto.
- Gibbs Henderson, trial team partner at the Nachawati Law Group, vowed that lawsuits will continue 'unabated,' stating other claim types provide a 'strong mechanism to hold Monsanto accountable.'
- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, said the 'power of the people' is needed to overcome the ruling, while U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican, plans to introduce legislation stripping pesticide companies of liability protections.
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