US EditionSupreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
The justices appeared divided as Bayer seeks to shield itself from more than 100,000 cancer claims tied to Roundup.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a Missouri case where a jury awarded $1.25 million to John Durnell, who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup, while Monsanto claims federal law preempts state-level failure-to-warn lawsuits.
- Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, faces more than 100,000 lawsuits; although the company proposed a $7.25 billion settlement, it argues this case remains critical to resolving outstanding damage awards subject to pending appeals.
- Reversing the Biden administration's position, the Trump administration filed briefs supporting Bayer, with Solicitor General John Sauer arguing that federal law prevents manufacturers from unilaterally altering labels without violating FIFRA.
- Reuters/Ipsos poll released last week found 63% of respondents oppose protecting companies from lawsuits when they sell cancer-causing products, while MAHA supporters rallied outside the court expressing disappointment in the administration's stance.
- Earthjustice attorney Patti Goldman said the case determines whether pesticide users can hold companies accountable, noting, "It is one of the critical ways that people can hold pesticide companies accountable," with potential implications for other pesticides.
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US Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller
Roundup weed killing products are offered for sale at a home improvement store on May 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images).The U.S. Supreme Court could be ready to overturn a Missouri state court verdict that favored a man who sued the manufacturer of the popular herbicide Roundup for lacking any warning that the product carried a risk of cancer after oral arguments in the case Monday. The arguments focused on whether states…
With Bayer at US Supreme Court, MAHA rallies against pesticides
WASHINGTON, April 27 - \"Make America Healthy Again\" activists rallied at the U.S. Supreme Court building on Monday against Bayer as the justices heard arguments in the German company's effort to end thousands of lawsuits that allege its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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