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U.S. Supreme Court,
Torts/Personal Injury,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 15, 2021

‘Encouraged’ Bayer suspends weedkiller settlement talks

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Biden administration weigh in on an appeal of a $25 million verdict in a bellwether lawsuit alleging Roundup causes cancer.

Bayer AG suspended settlement talks in the Roundup litigation after it was "encouraged" by the U.S. Supreme Court's request that the Biden administration weigh in on an appeal of a $25 million verdict in a bellwether lawsuit alleging the weedkiller causes cancer.

While it didn't grant review of Bayer's petition Monday, the high court asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to file briefs in a case brought by California resident Edwin Ha...

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