Supreme Court Rules 7-2 That Federal Approval Preempts State Cancer-Warning Lawsuits Against Bayer Over Roundup
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Greg Stohr
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The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to shield Bayer AG from tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide should carry a cancer warning. The justices threw out a $1.25 million jury verdict won by a Missouri man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ruling that federal regulators' conclusion that no warning was needed preempts state-level failure-to-warn claims. The decision helps end a decade-long litigation wave that has cost Bayer over $10 billion.
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bskySupreme Court Rules 7-2 That Federal Approval Preempts State Cancer-Warning Lawsuits Against Bayer Over Roundupbloomberg.comKey quotes
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Voting 7-2, the justices threw out a $1.25 million jury verdict won by a Missouri man who blamed Roundup for his non-Hodgkin lymphoma
The majority said consumers can't sue Bayer for the absence of a cancer warning given that federal regulators concluded a cautionary statement wasn't necessary
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