Opponents Ask Federal Judge to Block Bayer's $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 23
Opponents Ask Federal Judge to Block Bayer's $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement
8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 23
$7.25 billion in proposed Roundup settlements is being targeted by opponents who want US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco to derail the Missouri state-court deal.
Chhabria already shares some of their concerns and previously rejected Bayer's earlier attempt to resolve a broad swath of Roundup claims through a class action in federal court.
Lawyers for 13 cancer patients moved this week to shift the case from Missouri to federal court, calling the settlement collusive and arguing it shortchanges victims while favoring Monsanto.
The challenge threatens Bayer's latest effort to contain sprawling US Roundup litigation, which still includes about 65,000 claims after a roughly $10 billion settlement in 2020.
If Roundup is central to a $7.25B cancer settlement, why is it still sold to consumers without a specific warning label?
Should victims accept a settlement now or risk everything on a Supreme Court ruling that could leave them with nothing?
When the EPA and the World Health Organization disagree on a chemical's cancer risk, who are courts and consumers supposed to believe?
$7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement Hangs in Balance as Supreme Court Weighs Federal Preemption and Bayer’s Future
Overview
In May 2026, Bayer proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve many claims that Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, the settlement faces major legal challenges and scrutiny, especially as its implementation is closely tied to ongoing court battles. A key issue is Bayer's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Missouri jury verdict that awarded damages to a man who claimed Roundup caused his cancer and lacked a warning label. Bayer argues that federal law should prevent such 'failure-to-warn' claims, making the Supreme Court's involvement crucial to the future of the settlement and related lawsuits.