Court Rules for Bayer-Owned Monsanto in Weed Killer Cancer Case

Published on August 19, 2024

A U.S. appeals court ruled that Monsanto-owner Bayer can be shielded from a lawsuit by a Pennsylvania man in the company’s bid to limit liability from claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 15 ruled 3–0 against David Schaffner, Jr. and Theresa Sue Schaffner. The couple alleged that Monsanto violated state law by not including a warning about cancer on Roundup’s label. They said that not including that warning led to David Schaffner, a professional landscaper and homeowner, developing cancer known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after exposure to the weed killer....

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