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Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup [View all]
The article is from June 25th:
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label.
In a 7-2 decision in the case Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, the high court found that a federal law regulating the sale and labeling of pesticide products bars lawsuits in state courts alleging that Monsanto failed to include a cancer warning on Roundup's labels.
The Environmental Protection Agency has deemed Roundup safe to use and does not require a cancer warning on its label. In its opinion Thursday, the Supreme Court reiterated that federal law requires Monsanto to use an EPA-approved label unless the EPA approves or requires a different label.
The decision was delivered by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was joined in the majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts as well as Justices Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
In a 7-2 decision in the case Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, the high court found that a federal law regulating the sale and labeling of pesticide products bars lawsuits in state courts alleging that Monsanto failed to include a cancer warning on Roundup's labels.
The Environmental Protection Agency has deemed Roundup safe to use and does not require a cancer warning on its label. In its opinion Thursday, the Supreme Court reiterated that federal law requires Monsanto to use an EPA-approved label unless the EPA approves or requires a different label.
The decision was delivered by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was joined in the majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts as well as Justices Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-monsanto-lawsuits-roundup-cancer-warning/
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