Three plaintiffs were each awarded $500 million in punitive damages, which the jury leveled against Bayer and Monsanto to punish the makers of Roundup for disregarding consumer safety.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has determined that the state of California can not require Roundup cancer warnings, finding that it would violate the manufacturer's First Amendment rights.
The agreement came after Monsanto disqualified a migrant farmworker from receiving a Roundup settlement, even though she developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after years of exposure to the weedkiller, which qualified others for financial compensation.
A San Diego jury has determined Bayer and Monsanto should pay $7 million in compensatory damages, and an additional $325 million in punitive damages for failing to warn about the risk of non-Hodgkins lymphoma from Roundup.
The verdict includes $150 million in punitive damages against Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer, for withholding information about the link between NHL and Roundup.
The plaintiff indicated he developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from Roundup, after using the weed killer as part of a neighborhood restoration project.
The Roundup lawsuit claimed a woman developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after exposure to the glyphosate-based weedkiller while gardening
The denial is the third time the Supreme Court has refused to overturn a Roundup lawsuit decision.
Missouri state court trial will involve a woman who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using Roundup spray bottles as a child
The study calls for more research into the metabolic risks of Roundup exposure, and not just focusing on the weed killer's cancer risks.
