Federal judge sends Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to Missouri state court
17/06/2026 16:11
Federal judge sends Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to Missouri state court By Dietrich Knauth
NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday returned Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion settlement of Roundup lawsuits to Missouri state court, overruling the objections of some cancer victims who said the state court could not bind a nationwide class of people who allege that the popular weedkiller caused their cancer.
(Reporting by Dietrich Knauth)
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