"JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. The proposed settlement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments in April on Bayer's assertion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of Roundup without a cancer warning should invalidate claims filed in state courts."
"The proposed settlement was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court in Missouri, home to Bayer's North America crop science division and the state where many of the lawsuits have been brought. The settlement still needs the court's approval. Settlement payouts to the sick would vary About 200,000 Roundup-related claims have been made against Bayer. That includes more than 125,000 plaintiffs who sued since 2015, according to the settlement documents."
Bayer proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn that Roundup could cause cancer. The settlement would not affect an upcoming Supreme Court case about whether EPA approval preempts state-law claims, but it would ensure plaintiffs receive payouts and limit Bayer's potential costs regardless of the high court's ruling. Bayer disputes that glyphosate causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has warned that mounting legal costs threaten its ability to sell the product in U.S. agricultural markets. The settlement was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court and still needs court approval.
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