OKFB Appreciates Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Federal Supremacy in Pesticide Labeling

Bayer reacts to court’s decision on glyphosate lawsuits

LEVERKEUSEN, Germany — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7:2 landmark ruling in the Durnell Roundup case June 25, affirming that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts state-law-based failure-to-warn claims when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Supreme Court Ruling on Roundup Shifts Paraquat Fight Back to EPA and Congress

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on June 25 that federal pesticide law bars state-law failure-to-warn claims against Bayer AG over its Roundup weedkiller, a decision that blocks tens of thousands of lawsuits and redirects the legal battle over paraquat, a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, back to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congress. […]

OKFB Appreciates Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Federal Supremacy in Pesticide Labeling

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Monsanto Company v. Durnell that federal pesticide labels preempt state pesticide labels. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that federal pesticide labels preempt any attempt by states to issue additional pesticide labels or warnings. “The court’s ruling helps ensur…