"The long-running legal fight over Bayer's weedkiller Roundup has seen nearly 200,000 cancer claims filed in US courts over the past seven years and is now being turned into a political tug of war. 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."
"Policy change sets up states vs federal battle 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."
Nearly 200,000 cancer claims related to Bayer's weedkiller Roundup have been filed in US courts over seven years, with many alleging non-Hodgkin lymphoma after long-term glyphosate exposure. The Justice Department previously supported allowing consumers to pursue damages but reversed after the Supreme Court sought the Solicitor General's view, urging limits on outstanding claims. Bayer has paid about $10 billion to settle US claims and set aside $1.2 billion more for compensation. Bayer acquired Roundup through its 2018 purchase of Monsanto. Federal pesticide law sets national approval standards but does not preempt state public-safety powers, allowing state court suits over labeling and warnings.
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