poor ole monsanto just trying to make a few bucks and the collateral damage can't be their responsibility; 

 

Monsanto has filed its opening brief at the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to wipe out a Missouri verdict that held the company liable for failing to warn that Roundup causes cancer.

The case lands in a political moment favorable to Bayer AG, Monsanto’s German parent company. Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order framing the glyphosate supply as a national-defense issue and directing federal prioritization of domestic production. It also contains language that effectively protects producers from regulatory and legal pressure by emphasizing that government action should not “place the corporate viability” of domestic producers “at risk.” The brief explicitly quotes that order, repeating its demonstrably false claim that agricultural productivity would suffer without glyphosate.

Last December, the Trump Justice Department entered the case as amicus curiae – “friend of the court” – urging the SCOTUS to adopt Monsanto’s position.

Roundup’s main active ingredient, glyphosate, has already been linked to cancer in multiple legal disputes and peer-reviewed studies. Juries have awarded billions in damages against Monsanto over Roundup-related claims, and about 61,000 lawsuits remain active.

Additionally, last Tuesday, Bayer announced a proposed $7.25 billion class settlement intended to resolve current and future Roundup claims, a move the company described as part of a broader strategy to contain ongoing litigation.

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