Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for Roundup's labeling, stating federal law preempts such claims. The decision overturned a $1.25 million award to a man who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh's majority opinion and a dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for labeling shortcomings in pesticides like Roundup, as federal law preempts such claims. The decision overturned a $1.25 million verdict awarded to John Durnell, who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto (now owned by Bayer), shielding the company from state liability over its weed killer Roundup. The decision held that federal law preempts state claims regarding pesticide labeling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justice Jackson dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for labeling shortcomings in Roundup, citing federal preemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The decision overturned a $1.25 million Missouri verdict awarded to John Durnell, who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing the majority and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold companies liable for labeling shortcomings in pesticides like Monsanto's Roundup, as federal law preempts such claims. The decision overturned a $1.25 million Missouri verdict awarded to John Durnell, who claimed Roundup caused his cancer, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing the majority opinion and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.