Supreme Court restricts thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits against Monsanto
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Justin Jouvenal
Summary
The Supreme Court has blocked thousands of product liability lawsuits against Monsanto that claimed the company failed to warn consumers about alleged cancer risks associated with its Roundup weed killer. The ruling significantly restricts one of the largest waves of product liability litigation in U.S. history.
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The ruling restricts one of the largest waves of product liability lawsuits in the history of the nation.
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