Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to shun Bayer Roundup weedkiller appeal
Source: Reuters
Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to shun Bayer weedkiller appeal
Tue, May 10, 2022, 5:47 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Bayer AG's bid to dismiss claims by customers who contend that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, as the company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who represents the administration before the high court, said in a court filing that Bayer's appeal should be rejected.
Bayer last August filed a petition asking the justices to reverse a lower court's decision that upheld $25 million in damages awarded to California resident Edwin Hardeman, a Roundup user who blamed his cancer on the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant's glyphosate-based weedkillers. The Supreme Court in December asked Biden's administration to provide its views. The justices generally gives deference to the solicitor general's conclusions.
Bayer has argued that the cancer claims over Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate go against sound science and product clearance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has upheld guidance that glyphosate is not carcinogenic and not a risk to public health when used as indicated on the label.
The lawsuits against Bayer have said the company should have warned customers of the alleged cancer risk.
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