Supreme Court To Hear Bayer Case for Immunity from Glyphosate Harms
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Bayer’s case for partial immunity from lawsuits claiming damages from exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller, which contains the chemical glyphosate
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court has agreed to review Bayer's case concerning partial immunity from Roundup weedkiller lawsuits.
- Lawsuits claim damages from exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, linking it to cancer and other health issues.
- Bayer argues that federal law, through EPA-approved labeling, preempts state law claims regarding inadequate warnings.
- A favorable ruling for Bayer could prevent billions of dollars in damages and resolve most of the remaining 65,000 lawsuits.
- Bayer has already paid $10 billion to settle most Roundup lawsuits pending as of 2020.