JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer.
The House vote marked an important but incremental victory for chemical giant Bayer, which acquired an avalanche of legal claims involving the weedkiller Roundup when it bought the product’s original St. Louis-area-based producer, Monsanto.
The legislation now heads to the Missouri Senate with several weeks remaining in the annual legislative session. Bayer pursued similar legislation this year in Idaho and Iowa, where it has mining and manufacturing facilities, but it fell short in both states.
Bayer disputes claims that Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate, causes a cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But it has set aside $16 billion and already paid about $10 billion of that amount to resolve some of the tens of thousands of legal claims against it.
Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says
National Great Craftsman Forum Opens in Changsha, C China
Tsinghua Tops Global Ranking in Three Subjects
China's Social Security Fund Reaps 4.27 Pct Investment Return in 2021
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer
Chinese Public Security Authority Urges Better Care for Police Officers
Highlights of ISU Golden Spin of Zagreb
Camping, Sports Activities Thrive at Beijing Expo Park
Judge to probe corruption accusation against wife of Spain's leader filed by right
China Sees over 73 Mln Domestic Tourist Visits During Mid
China unveils guidelines on improving voluntary service system
Local Villagers in SW China's Guizhou Busy Picking Tea Leaves