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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 23, 2022

Monsanto asks high court to reverse $87M Roundup award

Monsanto, facing thousands of lawsuits over Roundup, has argued that there is no scientific evidence that the weedkiller causes cancer.

Bayer AG-owned Monsanto asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time to reverse a California ruling that found the company's glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. The company's petition argues federal law doesn't require cancer warnings on herbicides.

The petition filed March 17 is an appeal of an $87 million award in Alameda County Superior Court in favor of Alberta and Alva Pilliod, who were diagnosed with cancer after spra...

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