US EditionTrump admin backs Monsanto effort to limit Roundup lawsuits over glyphosate
The Trump administration argues states cannot impose cancer warnings beyond federal law, backing Bayer amid over 170,000 glyphosate claims nationwide, including 4,500 pending federal cases.
- The Trump administration urged the US Supreme Court to take up Bayer's bid to limit Roundup lawsuits, claiming federal law prevents such lawsuits from state law.
- US Solicitor-General D. John Sauer supported Bayer, arguing that state claims should not override EPA's scientific judgments on pesticide safety.
- Bayer has faced over 67,000 lawsuits related to Roundup and has paid approximately US$10 billion to settle previous cases, with new lawsuits continuing to arise.
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Trump administration backs Bayer as Roundup fight moves toward Supreme Court
The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer's case aimed at stopping thousands of cancer lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller. Bayer CEO Bill Anderson joined "The Claman Countdown" and said the government’s support could make the difference in the case. "This is a really important topic for farmers, for American consumers and, frankly, for food security in America," Anderson said Wednesday during an exclusive intervie…
President Donald Trump's administration backed Monsanto this Tuesday in its effort to ensure that the Supreme Court can protect it from responsibilities arising from several cancer claims related to its herbicide Roundup. In a paper filed before the high court, the Republican administration argued that the lawsuits alleging that the company failed to warn consumers of all details related to the health impact of its herbicide were pre-empted by f…
Trump admin backs Monsanto effort to limit Roundup lawsuits over glyphosate
The Trump administration is backing Monsanto in its effort to get the Supreme Court to shield it from liability over cancer claims related to its Roundup weedkiller, a move that could anger the Trump administration’s allies in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
Trump administration backs Bayer's bid to curb Roundup lawsuits
President Donald Trump's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, pushing the group's shares to their highest in almost two years.
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