U.S. Supreme Court backs Roundup maker in 7-2 ruling limiting cancer warning lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal regulators’ assessment of glyphosate, Roundup’s key ingredient, and the lack of a required cancer warning label preempt state “failure-to-warn” lawsuits. The decision strengthens Bayer’s legal position as it seeks to have thousands of pending warning-related claims dismissed. Bayer has previously set aside $16 billion for litigation and has proposed a $7.25 billion class-action settlement. Roughly 200,000 Roundup-related claims have been filed, most from home users.