Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
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Key Points:
- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Bayer's appeal to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer and that the company failed to warn users.
- The Court will consider whether the EPA's approval of Roundup without a cancer warning should preempt state court claims, amid conflicting rulings in lower courts.
- Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, disputes the cancer link but has set aside $16 billion for settlements and has urged states to pass laws barring such lawsuits, with Georgia and North Dakota having done so.
- The Trump administration supports Bayer's position, reversing the Biden administration's stance, while environmental groups criticize the move as denying cancer victims their day in court.
- Bayer has ceased
