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Supreme Court Justices Weigh Monsanto Bid to Block Warning Lawsuits in Glyphosate Litigation | naked capitalism
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Supreme Court Justices Weigh Monsanto Bid to Block Warning Lawsuits in Glyphosate Litigation | naked capitalism

naked capitalism·Yves Smith·about 1 month ago
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Yves here. The New Lede gives a good overview of the Monsanto/glyphosate case now before the Supreme Court, covering not only the positions set for in court filings but also the arguments made before the bench and the issues the justices are posing. The article points out that a Monsanto win would gut state rules that require companies to adhere to particular consumer disclosure standards by barring litigation over violations when warnings comply with Federal requirments. Keep in mind that the warning issue is not trivial. One damning discovery finding was that despite not telling consumer users or farmers to take strong precautions when applying glyphosate, aka Roundup, their own employees who put glyphosate on test fields were close to hazmat-suited up. By Carey Gillam is the editor-in-chief of The New Lede who was a senior correspondent with Reuters international news service (1998-2015).…

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