U.S. appeals court revives Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuit

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Source: Reuters

By Brendan Pierson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by a Georgia man claiming Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, the latest in a string of legal defeats for the company as it seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Montgomery, Alabama, rejected Bayer's argument that federal law shielded it from state law claims like the one brought by John Carson, who said he was diagnosed with a type of cancer called malignant fibrous histiocytoma in 2016 after using Roundup for 30 years. Carson said the company should have warned of cancer risk on the product's label.

Bayer said it disagreed with the ruling and would consider its options. It said any cancer warning would be inconsistent with the label approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"Bayer continues to stand fully behind its Roundup products," said the company, which acquired the weedkiller line with its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto in 2018.

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[Wicked Blue]

1. I wish they would get this sh*t off the shelves

and ban it completely.

[Polybius]

2. How do you get sick from it?

Is it from breathing it in, or getting it on vegetables that you wind up eating?

[womanofthehills]

3. The lawsuits are mainly farmers, pesticide applicators, & home gardeners

Easier to prove you became ill by inhalation and skin contact.