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Supreme Court limits ability to sue pesticide makers over health harms
U.S. Supreme Court, Monsanto (Bayer)
United States
June 25, 2026
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"The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Federal Insecticinformation, Fungicinformation, and Rodenticinformation Act (FIFRA) preempts state-level failure-to-warn lawsuits. Manufacturers are now shielded from liability for health risks not formally recognized by the EPA. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that ordered Monsanto to pay $1.25 million in damages to a cancer patient."
"Previous reports indicated that this ruling specifically overturned a lower court decision awarding $1.25 million in damages to a cancer patient, whereas the current report focuses on the broader blocking of thousands of pending lawsuits without explicitly detailing the reversal of that specific individual award."
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The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state-level failure-to-warn lawsuits. Manufacturers are now shielded from liability for health risks not formally recognized by the EPA. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that ordered Monsanto to pay $1.25 million in damages to a cancer patient.