US EditionUS Supreme Court to Hear Bayer's Bid to Curb Roundup Cases
The Supreme Court will review if federal pesticide law blocks state cancer warnings on Roundup, affecting over 100,000 lawsuits Bayer faces, with a decision expected by June 2026.
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Bayer's appeal to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer, focusing on whether EPA approval precludes state claims.
- Lower-Court splits—including a 2024 3rd U.S. Circuit decision in Bayer's favor—prompted Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, to stop using glyphosate in the U.S. residential lawn and garden market while it remains in agricultural products.
- Court dockets show large scale, with about 181,000 Roundup claims mostly from residential users, and a Missouri case involving a $1.25 million jury award for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- The Trump administration's intervention noted, reversing the Biden administration's position, while Bayer warned it might pull glyphosate from U.S. agricultural markets if lawsuits persist.
- Scientific and regulatory views diverge, with some studies associating glyphosate with cancer while the Environmental Protection Agency says it is not likely carcinogenic, and Georgia and North Dakota have barred lawsuits.
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A major legal fight over a common weed killer is headed to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
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West Hawaii TodaySupreme Court to decide if the pesticide Roundup is shielded from lawsuits
The Supreme Court said Friday that it would hear a case that asks whether federal law shields a pesticide manufacturer from lawsuits claiming that the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
Supreme Court to decide whether Roundup cancer lawsuits can move forward
Thousands of lawsuits across the country allege exposure to Roundup causes cancer. Some juries have sided with plaintiffs, awarding large verdicts to people who said they were never adequately warned about potential risks.
Supreme Court to Take Roundup Case
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer. The justices will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the Roundup weedkiller without a cancer...
The German agrochemical giant had been sentenced in October 2023 to compensation of $1.25 million for a man who had developed a form of cancer attributed to his exposure to controversial herbicide.
Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
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