US EditionWeedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer
- Bayer, an agrochemical manufacturer, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over state lawsuits.
- Plaintiffs claim Bayer neglected to warn about cancer risks from its Roundup weedkiller.
- Bayer faces about 181,000 claims and is pursuing legislation to shield Roundup from such suits.
- Bayer maintains that federal law should preempt state labeling; Bayer set aside $16 billion for settlements.
- The court's decision could impact agriculture; Bayer might remove glyphosate from the U.S. Market.
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Nearly 170,000 lawsuits have been filed against Bayer, parent company of the weedkiller Roundup, over claims the product causes cancer. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Chemical companies seeking legal immunity from Roundup-related lawsuits will have to wait a year to get their way in Tennessee. The House Judiciary Committee opted Tuesday to postpone legislation until 2026 enabling Bayer/Monsanto to avoid liability in lawsuits con…
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PHILADELPHIA - Lawyers looking for jackpots in Philadelphia want information from a new group led by Bayer AG that advocates for the continued use of the herbicide glyphosate in weedkiller's like Roundup.Bayer bought Roundup-maker Monsanto in 2018 and has endured wildly varying jury verdicts in the thousands of lawsuits alleging glyphosate causes non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, plaintiffs have scored verdicts of…
Roundup Maker Asks SCOTUS to Block Lawsuits
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the US Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer. Bayer's new request to the nation's highest court comes as it is simultaneously pursuing legislation in several...
Manufacturer of weedkiller Roundup asks US Supreme Court to examine lawsuits
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller, Roundup, could cause cancer.
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