US Supreme Court sides with Bayer, blocking thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits
Summary
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer, blocking thousands of lawsuits claiming the weedkiller Roundup caused cancer due to lack of warning labels. The court decided that federal law prevents states from requiring extra warnings because federal regulators have not found Roundup’s main ingredient likely to cause cancer.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to block failure-to-warn lawsuits against Bayer’s Roundup product.
- Bayer bought Monsanto, the original maker of Roundup, in 2018.
- The court said federal law limits state requirements for warning labels on pesticides like Roundup.
- President Donald Trump’s administration supported Bayer in this case.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion, while Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
- Bayer plans to continue a $7.25 billion settlement for some remaining claims despite the ruling.
- The lawsuit began with a Missouri man who developed cancer after using Roundup in his community and received an initial $1.25 million jury award.
- Environmental groups and cancer victims’ lawyers criticized the ruling, calling it harmful to public health.
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