Bayer Loses Again as US Supreme Court Allows $87 Million Roundup Award
- An $87 million verdict for California couple is sustained
- Bayer not surprised by ruling, says issue will come up again
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The US Supreme Court let stand an $87 million award against Bayer AG, rejecting the company for the second time in a week as it tries to fend off tens of thousands of claims that its top-selling Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
The justices, making no comment, on Monday left in place a jury’s finding in favor of Alva and Alberta Pilliod in a California case. Bayer argued that a federal law precluded the suit and that the $70 million punitive damages award was so large it violated the Constitution.