US EditionUS Supreme Court Appears Split over Bayer's Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits
Justices questioned whether federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims as Bayer faces more than 100,000 Roundup cancer lawsuits.
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Should Roundup labels warn users about the cancer risk? It's up to the Supreme Court.
Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company’s weedkiller Roundup has caused cancer and other health issues among its users. More than 100,000 plaintiffs across the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging a cancer link, and in February the company agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $7.25 billion. Last week, t…
Should Roundup labels warn users about the cancer risk? It’s up to the Supreme Court.
Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company's weedkiller Roundup has caused cancer and other health issues among its users. More than 100,000 plaintiffs across the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging a cancer link, and in February the company agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $7.25 billion. Last week, t…
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