Amici Say Glyphosate Cancer Case Is Federally Preempted

Mealey's (March 1, 2023, 2:11 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in support of Monsanto Co. in a glyphosate cancer lawsuit, arguing that lawsuits claiming injury from exposure to glyphosate are expressly preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and contending that businesses cannot be subject to different states’ laws imposing liability for conduct required by uniform federal law....