Federal Judge Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About Missouri Roundup Deal

A federal judge overseeing thousands of cancer lawsuits against Bayer AG and its Roundup weedkiller said he had “grave concerns” about whether a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement in Missouri could properly address future claims outside the state.

At a hearing last week, US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco questioned whether an accord reached in a Missouri state court would be legally binding on plaintiffs elsewhere, especially former Roundup users who have yet to file their claims because they haven’t developed cancer.