Supreme Court shields Monsanto from Roundup lawsuits
If you thought a multi-billion-dollar corporation would have to warn you about chemicals on their packaging, the highest court in the land has some very relaxing news for corporate lawyers.
It all comes down to a classic American showdown: who gets to write the fine print? A Missouri resident named John Durnell sued Monsanto, claiming their famous weedkiller Roundup caused his illness and arguing they should have put a cancer warning on the bottle.
But Monsanto had a brilliant legal shield. They pointed at the feds. The federal government regulators don't require a cancer warning on glyphosate, the active ingredient. In fact, they basically say it is fine. So, the company argued that federal labeling laws override state-level lawsuits.
The Supreme Court essentially agreed by refusing to touch a lower court's ruling in the company's favor. This sets up a massive roadblock for thousands of other lawsuits. If the feds say the label is good, the state courts cannot easily argue otherwise.
It turns out the easiest way to avoid warning people about potential hazards is simply getting permission from a bigger government agency not to.
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