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US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for labeling issues in Roundup, dismissing a $1.25 million verdict for a man who claimed the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The decision emphasized federal law preemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), but faced criticism from dissenting justices over consumer protection concerns.
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- US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
- US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
- US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
- US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
- US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in Missouri case tied to claims Roundup causes cancer