{"id":38422,"date":"2022-06-27T20:49:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenschoolsgreenfuture.org\/?p=38422"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:04:35","slug":"landmark-supreme-court-ruling-paves-way-for-thousands-of-lawsuits-claiming-monsantos-roundup-causes-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenschoolsgreenfuture.org\/fr\/landmark-supreme-court-ruling-paves-way-for-thousands-of-lawsuits-claiming-monsantos-roundup-causes-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Ruling Declines Bayer’s Appeal, Favoring Roundup Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Bayer-owned Monsanto, the company behind the herbicide Roundup. This is in favor of thousands of lawsuits claiming Roundup causes cancer.<\/p>

The court did not give a reason for their ruling. It upholds a $25 million payment to a California man who claimed years of Roundup use resulted in his cancer diagnosis.<\/p>

Bayer’s Response<\/strong><\/h2>

Bayer acquired Monsanto and Roundup in 2018 for $63 billion. This court decision brings the legal spotlight to Roundup, which the company has been trying to avoid. In a response to the ruling, Bayer expressed its disagreement, referencing a 2020 federal review that declared glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, was not a health risk when correctly used.<\/p>

Glyphosate: A Health Risk?<\/strong><\/h2>

Studies and reviews maintain contrasting conclusions about glyphosate’s safety. While the federal review saw no health risks, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of WHO) considers glyphosate as a probable carcinogen.<\/p>

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s conclusions align with the federal review, stating that glyphosate is not a health risk for humans when used properly.<\/p>

However, the federal court did order EPA to re-assess glyphosate\u2019s safety.<\/p>

The Ongoing Lawsuits<\/strong><\/h2>

The key case at the time of the court ruling was that of Edwin Hardeman, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2015. There are around 30,000 ongoing lawsuits against Bayer and Roundup. Roughly 107,000 of the 138,000 total cases have been resolved.<\/p>

The lawsuits are not just from users. Earlier this year, 320 institutional investors, which included banks, insurers, and pension funds, sued Bayer for \u20ac2.2 billion ($2.5 billion) in damages in a German court. They claimed the company was being misleading about the financial fall-out of Roundup legal issues.\u00a0<\/p>

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Reference:<\/strong><\/p>

US Appeals Court Forces EPA to Reassess Glyphosate on Health and Environmental Impact<\/a><\/blockquote>