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Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer lawsuits

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Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to restrict thousands of state court lawsuits accusing Bayer (formerly Monsanto) of failing to warn that Roundup's active ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer. The decision overturned a Missouri man's $1.25 million jury award, finding federal pesticide law (FIFRA) preempts state failure-to-warn claims when labels are EPA-approved.

Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018 and has faced more than 100,000 lawsuits claiming exposure to Roundup causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma; the company has already removed glyphosate from the consumer Roundup brand. Earlier this year, Bayer announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve many lawsuits.

The case centered on John Durnell, who used Roundup for 20 years and developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma; previous verdicts in his favor were reversed by the Supreme Court.