Supreme Court shuts down thousands of lawsuits that claim Roundup weedkiller might cause cancer
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 on Thursday in favor of Monsanto , dealing a massive legal victory to the agrochemical giant by heavily restricting the ability of cancer patients to sue over the weedkiller Roundup.
- The landmark decision establishes that federal regulation overrides state law, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing for the majority that because the EPA evaluated glyphosate and explicitly determined it does not require a cancer warning, state-level "failure to warn" lawsuits are legally preempted.
- The ruling severely handicaps a wave of roughly 200,000 product liability claims, shutting the door on tens of thousands of pending lawsuits filed by home users and groundskeepers who allege they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from the product.
- The case centered on Missouri resident John Durnell, who was awarded $1.25 million by a state jury in 2023 after using Roundup for over two decades to beautify local parks; Thursday’s high court decision effectively invalidates those state court findings.
- The decision creates a complex political rift for the Trump administration, as the ruling aligns with the administration's business deregulation goals but severely frustrates Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, which has fiercely campaigned to outlaw glyphosate.
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Supreme Court Hands Monsanto a Major Shield Against Roundup Cancer-warning Lawsuits
The Supreme Court has handed Monsanto a corporate liability victory this term, saying Roundup does not need a cancer warning label. ... The post Supreme Court Hands Monsanto a Major Shield Against Roundup Cancer-warning Lawsuits appeared first on The New American.
Iowa Farmers Union president critical of Supreme Court ruling on Roundup
The US. Supreme Court says Bayer can’t be sued for failing to warn people that the weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. The ruling comes after Congress and the Iowa Legislature rejected legislation that would’ve limited lawsuits over pesticide-related illness. Iowa Farmers Union president Aaron Lehman says the Supreme Court decision is a “huge step backward […]
Supreme Court says Roundup Cases Limited by Federal Law
(NAFB.com) – The Supreme Court ruled that federal pesticide law limits certain state-based lawsuits alleging pesticide makers failed to warn users about health risks not recognized by federal regulators. The Hill said the Court sided with Monsanto in a case involving Roundup herbicide. The lawsuit was brought by Missouri resident John Durnell, who claimed the company failed to warn consumers about a cancer risk associated with glyphosate and was…
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AgweekUS Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer suits in win for Bayer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a major legal victory on Thursday to the German company. The post US Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer suits in win for Bayer appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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