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Bayer Statement on Amicus Letters Filed in California Supreme Court in Support of Monsanto’s Petition for Review of Johnson Case

September 23, 2020 in Media Statements

September 23, 2020 – “We are encouraged that these parties, who represent a diversity of interests, chose to offer the court their legal perspectives on the importance of the California Supreme Court’s review of this case as the holdings here not only can affect thousands of Roundup cases, but also other future litigation involving products that are rigorously assessed and approved by federal regulatory bodies.”

Read the amicus letters here.

Bayer today provided an update on its five-point plan to address future Roundup™ litigation risk after its May 27th decision to withdraw from the national class process. The company is now in more control of important aspects of the risk mitigation process and has sketched out two basic scenarios going forward to provide a path to closure of this litigation. The first scenario is based on obtaining a favorable decision by the United States Supreme Court on a cross-cutting issue like federal preemption which would effectively and largely end the U.S. Roundup™ litigation. The second scenario assumes that the Supreme Court either declines to hear the Hardeman case or issues a ruling in favor of plaintiff – in that case the company would activate its own claims administration program.

Read about the five-point plan here.