"In prior Roundup lawsuits, the US Justice Department under former President Joe Biden, had argued that consumers should be allowed to pursue damages against Germany's chemical giant, with most claims involving nonHodgkin lymphoma after long-term exposure to the pesticide. Earlier this month, however, President Donald Trump's administration reversed course. After the US Supreme Court sought the Solicitor General's view, the Justice Department sided with Bayer and urged limits on the tens of thousands of outstanding claims."
"Bayer has already paid out around $10 billion (8.53 billion) to settle disputed cancer claims in the US. In July, the firm said it would set aside a further 1.2 billion ($1.41 billion), much of it for compensation. Bayer acquired Roundup in 2018 as part of its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto, the US agribusiness giant best known for genetically modified seeds and controversial agrochemicals."
"Biden's Justice Department had argued that federal pesticide law does not shield Bayer from statecourt lawsuits, since liability and consumer protection are traditionally matters for individual states. Plaintiffs from farmers to home gardeners brought claims under their own state rules, alleging that Roundup's active ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer and that Bayer failed to provide adequate warnings. US federal law sets national standards for pesticide approval, but does not override states' publicsafety powers."
Nearly 200,000 US lawsuits allege Roundup exposure caused cancer, primarily nonHodgkin lymphoma, producing multibillion-dollar settlements and reserve funds by Bayer. The US Justice Department under President Biden had supported consumers' ability to sue despite federal pesticide approvals; the Trump administration later reversed and urged limits after the Supreme Court sought the Solicitor General's view. Plaintiffs from farmers to home gardeners filed under state consumer-protection and liability rules, arguing glyphosate causes cancer and warnings were inadequate. Federal pesticide law sets national approval standards but does not automatically preempt states' public-safety authority. Bayer acquired Roundup via Monsanto in 2018.
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