US Supreme Court Appears Split over Bayer's Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits

Supreme Court to Decide if Roundup Labels Should Warn About Cancer Risk

The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within.

Should Roundup labels warn users about the cancer risk? It's up to the Supreme Court.

Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company’s weedkiller Roundup has caused cancer and other health issues among its users. More than 100,000 plaintiffs across the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging a cancer link, and in February the company agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $7.25 billion. Last week, t…

US Supreme Court appears split over Bayer's fight against Roundup lawsuits

With thousands of lawsuits claiming the weed killer Roundup caused cancer in users, the U.S. Supreme Court is wrestling with Bayer’s attempts to head them off.

One label or many

A Supreme Court case over Roundup asks whether federal regulators or state juries get the final say on product warnings—pitting national uniformity against liability in thousands of cancer lawsuits. Also, pro-life attorney Erin Hawley explains a unanimous Supreme Court ruling shielding a pregnancy center’s donor records. WORLD’s Mary Reichard reports.

How does the glyphosate Supreme Court case affect cancer lawsuits?

Supreme Court case could reshape thousands of glyphosate claims The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a dispute that could determine the fate of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the weedkiller glyphosate —famously associated with Roundup products—can cause cancer. At issue are whether…

Should Roundup labels warn users about the cancer risk? It’s up to the Supreme Court.

Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company's weedkiller Roundup has caused cancer and other health issues among its users. More than 100,000 plaintiffs across the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging a cancer link, and in February the company agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $7.25 billion. Last week, t…