The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for Bayer in its fight against claims that it failed to warn consumers that Roundup causes cancer, boosting the company's efforts to resolve costly litigation over its popular weedkiller.
In a 7-2 decision, the court said the pharmaceutical and agriculture company can't be held liable under state law for failing to warn about the alleged risk when a federal regulator -- the Environmental Protection Agency -- didn't require the product to carry a warning label.
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