The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer

The Supreme Court will decide whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging Monsanto failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Bayer’s appeal in a closely watched case that could limit thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, offering the prospect of relief to the German group after years of costly litigation.

High court gives company hope in its effort to mitigate long-running litigation that has cost it billions of dollars.

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by German chemicals giant Bayer to put an end to a wave of lawsuits over the weedkiller Roundup.

The Supreme Court on Friday took up a bid from Bayer to limit liability for pesticide makers, including Bayer’s Roundup weed killer, which has become the subject of numerous cancer suits. The court said it would take up the company’s petition,

Bayer is arguing that consumers should not be able to sue it under state law for failing to warn that Roundup increases ‌cancer risk because the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear Bayer AG’s appeal taking aim at thousands of lawsuits targeting its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.