Pharmaceutical and agrochemical group Bayer achieved an important victory at the US Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, 2026, in a dispute over the alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based products. The Court ruled that federal rules for approving products take precedence over the laws of individual US states. Die Zeit ↗
The ruling concerns long-running disputes surrounding the product Roundup, which Bayer acquired along with the company Monsanto. Before the Court was the case of a Missouri resident who developed cancer after more than 20 years of using the herbicide in his neighborhood. The dispute centered on the question of whether individual states could require special warnings about cancer risk beyond federal rules. Independent ↗
According to available information, the verdict removed the legal basis for thousands of other lawsuits in the US. For Bayer, this represents a significant success in the multibillion-dollar legal disputes that have burdened the company for several years. Investor reaction was immediate, and the company's shares rose sharply, with one source reporting an increase of 17 percent. Tagesspiegel ↗
Bayer is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, which has also appeared in the news in a sporting context due to player transfers at the football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In this matter, however, the development of the legal dispute in the US is decisive. The Supreme Court's verdict could significantly reduce the pressure of further lawsuits and strengthen the position of federal regulatory rules in similar cases. Sueddeutsche Zeitung ↗
Bayer wins victory at US Supreme Court in glyphosate dispute
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Supreme Court sides with Roundup weedkiller maker in battle over cancer warning
Independent
| 16:41 25.06.
Streit über Glyphosat: Bayer erringt entscheidenden Sieg vor US-Supreme-Court
Tagesspiegel
| 16:36 25.06.
Glyphosat-Klagen: Bayer gewinnt im Glyphosat-Streit vor US-Supreme-Court
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
| 16:30 25.06.
US-Supreme-Court entscheidet zugunsten von Bayer im Glyphosat-Streit
Der Standard
| 16:28 25.06.
Glyphosat-Streit - Bayer gewinnt vor US-Supreme-Court
Deutschlandfunk
| 16:24 25.06.
Bayer gewinnt Glyphosat-Streit in den USA vor Supreme Court
Spiegel.de
| 16:18 25.06.
Supreme Court entscheidet zugunsten von Bayer in Glyphosat-Streit
Die Zeit
| 16:16 25.06.
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