Maker of popular weedkiller amplifies fight against cancer-related lawsuits
Source: ABC News/AP
May 21, 2024, 5:45 PM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After failing in several U.S. states this year, global chemical manufacturer Bayer said Tuesday that it plans to amplify efforts to create a legal shield against a proliferation of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
Bayer, which disputes the cancer claims, has been hit with about 170,000 lawsuits involving its Roundup weedkiller and has set aside $16 billion to settle cases. But the company contends the legal fight is not sustainable and is looking to state lawmakers for relief.
Bayer lobbied for legislation that could have blocked a central legal argument this year in Missouri, Iowa and Idaho home, respectively, to its North America crop science division, a Roundup manufacturing facility and the mines from which its key ingredient is derived. Though bills passed at least one chamber in Iowa and Missouri, they ultimately failed in all three states.
But Bayer plans a renewed push during next year's legislative sessions and may expand efforts elsewhere. This is bigger than just those states, and its bigger than just Bayer," said Jess Christiansen, head of Bayer's crop science and sustainability communications. This is really about the crop protection tools that farmers need to secure production.
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Voltaire2
(13,687 posts)We cant hold producers liable for the damage their shitty products cause if we want to maximize shareholder value. We are all invested in the economy. You wouldnt want anything bad to happen to your 401k now, would you? Obey! Consume!
Goddessartist
(2,065 posts)passed from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. My parents used weedkiller. These people are monsters.
republianmushroom
(14,654 posts)In other words big pay day for some politicians and court justices.