U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to nix Roundup weedkiller suits

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Source: Reuters


The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer AG's (BAYGn.DE) bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.

The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court decision that upheld $25 million in damages awarded to California resident Edwin Hardeman, a Roundup user who blamed his cancer on the pharmaceutical and chemical giant's glyphosate-based weedkillers.

The Supreme Court's action dealt a blow to Bayer as the company maneuvers to limit its legal liability in thousands of cases. The justices have a second Bayer petition pending on a related issue that they could act upon in the coming weeks.

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U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in May urged the court not to hear the Bayer appeal, reversing the government's position previously taken under former President Donald Trump.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-rejects-bayer-bid-nix-roundup-weedkiller-suits-2022-06-21/

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Also, a federal appeals court has ordered the EPA to reopen investigations into whether glyphosate poses an unreasonable risk into people and the environment.

[Lulu KC]

1. This surprises me. n/t

[Rebl2]

4. Same here

[Best_man23]

2. I'm surprised

Since Justice Beer Pong will sometimes have a whiskey with a Roundup chaser.

[minstrel76]

3. As they say: A broken clock is accurate twice per day.

[KS Toronado]

5. I remember reading years ago

countries that used the most Roundup also had the highest cases of Autism,
which is another good reason to limit or kill it's use.

[womanofthehills]

6. Also suit against EPA for ignoring cancer causing risks was won

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