Monsanto Company, Petitioner v. John L. Durnell

  1. April 24, 2026

    Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels

    The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the existence of aiding and abetting torture claims, and the rescission of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

  2. April 24, 2026

    What's At Stake As High Court Hears Roundup Appeal

    With a $7.25 billion deal potentially at stake, Monsanto heads to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in its closely watched appeal of a $1.25 million jury verdict awarded to a Missouri man who claimed that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.

  3. March 03, 2026

    Feds, State AGs And Biz Groups Back Monsanto At High Court

    The federal government, 15 state attorneys general and business groups, among others, urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to strike down a $1.25 million verdict in a suit over claims Monsanto's Roundup weed killer causes cancer, saying that "patchwork" labeling regulations would harm the nation's farmers.

  4. February 23, 2026

    Monsanto Tells High Court US Law Trumps State Label Rules

    Monsanto urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a $1.25 million state jury verdict finding that its Roundup weedkiller caused a man's cancer, arguing that federal environmental regulators, and not "lay juries," must be the ones who determine what is on herbicide labels.

  5. February 17, 2026

    Bayer AG Unveils $7.3B Deal For Roundup Users

    Bayer AG unit Monsanto has agreed to pay up to $7.25 billion over as many as 21 years to resolve current and future claims that exposure to the weed killer Roundup caused non‑Hodgkin lymphoma, under a proposed nationwide class settlement filed Tuesday in Missouri state court in St. Louis.

  6. January 16, 2026

    High Court Will Hear $1.2M Monsanto Verdict Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up Monsanto's appeal of a $1.2 million jury award in favor of a man who claimed that the Bayer AG subsidiary's Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, after the U.S. solicitor general urged the court to take the case last year.

  7. January 02, 2026

    Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2026

    Trials in the massive litigation against social media giants like Facebook are set to start in the New Year, as litigants battle over whether the companies should be held responsible for allegedly designing their platforms to addict youth, causing a bevy of mental health harms, and cases against popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic continue to mount. Here's what else product liability attorneys will be watching in 2026.

  8. December 01, 2025

    Bayer Gets SG's Support In Supreme Court Roundup Appeal

    U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $1.2 million jury award for a man who claimed that Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to a brief filed in response to the justices' request that the government weigh in.

  9. September 09, 2025

    7 Enviro Cases To Watch At The Supreme Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a slew of environmental cases for the coming term, including jurisdiction disputes in pipeline and pollution cases, a challenge to a Washington state climate change law and Monsanto's bid to undo a $1.2 million weed killer cancer award.

  10. June 30, 2025

    Justices Seek SG's View In $1.2M Roundup Verdict

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on Monsanto's petition challenging a $1.2 million jury award given to a man who claimed that the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.