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Bayer Moves to Federal Court, Delays $7.25B Settlement.

5/23/2026

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Plaintiffs’ lawyers filed a May 22 motion to move the Roundup warning case to federal court to postpone the June 4 settlement deadline.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing whether Roundup needs a cancer warning label while a $7.25 billion class-action settlement remains under negotiation.
Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018, says it will fight to keep the settlement in state court and will lobby for liability-shield legislation.

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Story summary

Plaintiffs’ lawyers filed a May 22 motion to move the Roundup warning case to federal court to postpone the June 4 settlement deadline.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing whether Roundup needs a cancer warning label while a $7.25 billion class-action settlement remains under negotiation.
Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018, says it will fight to keep the settlement in state court and will lobby for liability-shield legislation.