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US Supreme Court ruling supports Bayer’s defence in Roundup lawsuits

By 2026-07-02T11:00:00

Bottles of brand name Round up weed killer on sale in a large hardware store

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Decision affects thousands of pending lawsuits related to glyphosate herbicides

A US Supreme Court ruling has backed Bayer–Monsanto’s arguments relating to more than 60,000 lawsuits pending in US courts, claiming that exposure to the company’s glyphosate weedkiller Roundup has contributed to cancer cases, and whether the company should have provided warnings about cancer risk.