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Today, the nation’s highest court ruled that agriculture giant Bayer, which owns RoundupTM manufacturer Monsanto, should be granted a liability shield even when individuals can show they were harmed by Bayer’s pesticide products. This decision removes the only effective tool for individuals to hold pesticide companies accountable when they fail to warn consumers of risks for harm that were known, but not disclosed, by the company. As a result, this ruling allows pesticide manufacturers, like Bayer/Monsanto, to withhold information for potential injury or illness from everyone, including the EPA. This will effectively remove the consequences for misrepresenting their products and give them a license to deceive us when it comes to the dangers that come with the use of and exposure to their pesticides.

Supreme Court gives Monsanto/Bayer license to deceive, reverses lower court ruling | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN) Today, the nation’s highest court ruled that agriculture giant Bayer, which owns RoundupTM manufacturer Monsanto, should be granted a liability shield even

In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal pesticide law preempts state failure-to-warn claims, sharply limiting the ability of people harmed by toxic pesticides to hold manufacturers accountable in court.

Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto in Roundup Case, Shielding Pesticide Companies from Failure-to-Warn Lawsuits In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal pesticide law preempts state failure-to-warn claims, sharply limiting the ability of people harmed by toxic pesticides to hold manufacturers accountable in court