Supreme Court Bars Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that existing federal law prevents failure-to-warn injury lawsuits in state courts against Monsanto Company by individuals whose health deteriorated from exposure to the company’s glyphosate-containing Roundup weed killer. The decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell reversed a Missouri jury verdict awarding plaintiff John Durnell $1.25 […]
Bayer Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Roundup Herbicide Lawsuits
Bayer, Inc. has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of a lower court decision finding that its popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer. The Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Bayer’s appeal of the lower court’s decision, so the drug giant went to the highest court in the land.1 This is […]