--- title: "Bayer wins Roundup cancer trial brought by three women while awaiting settlement ruling" description: "A unanimous St. Louis jury verdict is the first trial result since the Supreme Court limited Roundup claims, and about 65,000 claims are still pending." url: https://insurance.skoop.news/bayer-wins-roundup-weedkiller-cancer-trial-while-awaiting-la-8225d3/ published: 2026-11-02T19:35:21.870791-05:00 modified: 2026-11-02T19:35:21.870816-05:00 section: "Insurance" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Bayer", "US Supreme Court", "Bayer-owned Monsanto", "Bill Anderson", "Bill Dodero", "International Agency", "Supreme Court", "Roundup", "Durnell", "EPA"] hashtags: ["#USSupremeCourt", "#BayerOwnedMonsanto", "#BillAnderson", "#Claims", "#insurance"] image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Alfa_insurance_logo.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled --- # Bayer wins Roundup cancer trial brought by three women while awaiting settlement ruling > A unanimous St. Louis jury verdict is the first trial result since the Supreme Court limited Roundup claims, and about 65,000 claims are still pending. Published 2026-11-02 · Updated 2026-11-02 · Insurance, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Bayer won a trial over claims by three women that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, and the company still faces around 65,000 claims in US state and federal courts. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) - The plaintiffs said they used Roundup regularly and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) - A June US Supreme Court ruling in Bayer's favor limited the legal claims that plaintiffs can bring in Roundup lawsuits. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## The verdict Bayer won a trial over claims by three women that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, and the company still faces around 65,000 claims in US state and federal courts. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Those claims come from plaintiffs who say they developed cancer after using Roundup. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) A St. Louis jury unanimously ruled for Bayer-owned Monsanto. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) It was the first case to go to trial after the June Supreme Court ruling. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Bayer's US general counsel Bill Dodero said the verdict should signal that plaintiffs pursuing claims after the Durnell ruling will face significant challenges. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## What the women argued The plaintiffs said they used Roundup regularly and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Their attorneys argued Roundup was defectively designed and unreasonably dangerous, and that Bayer was negligent in selling it. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Bayer denies the claims. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) It says decades of studies show glyphosate, Roundup's active ingredient, is safe and does not cause cancer. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) The three women are not participating in Bayer's proposed settlement. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## How the Supreme Court ruling changed the cases A June US Supreme Court ruling in Bayer's favor limited the legal claims that plaintiffs can bring in Roundup lawsuits. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) The court blocked lawsuits based on claims that Roundup's label failed to warn of cancer risks. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) It ruled that federal law requires herbicide makers to use the exact label approved by the EPA. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) The EPA has concluded that Roundup's label does not require a cancer warning. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## The science dispute In 2015 the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that glyphosate was probably carcinogenic to humans. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Bayer says that opinion is an outlier based on flawed methodology. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## The settlement and the cost to Bayer Bayer is seeking to resolve tens of thousands of other Roundup lawsuits through a proposed $7.25 billion settlement. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) The company was awaiting a broader ruling from a separate court on that effort. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) A final decision on the proposal by a Missouri state court judge is the key remaining step. [[2]](https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/30/341023.htm) CEO Bill Anderson has pledged to significantly contain Bayer's legal overhang by the end of this year. [[2]](https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/30/341023.htm) The litigation has weighed on Bayer since its 2018 acquisition of Monsanto. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) It has cost the company billions of dollars and driven down its share price. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## What this means for you If you follow Roundup litigation as an insurer or an investor, the Missouri judge's final decision on the $7.25 billion settlement is the step to watch. [[2]](https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/30/341023.htm) That proposal is meant to resolve tens of thousands of other lawsuits. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) If you are a plaintiff weighing a claim, the June ruling bars lawsuits built on a failure to warn of cancer risks on the label. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) Bayer's counsel says plaintiffs who pursue claims after the Durnell ruling will face significant challenges. [[1]](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) ## Sources 1. [Bayer Wins Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Trial While Awaiting Larger Settlement Ruling - Carrier Management](https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2026/11/02/293131.htm) — Carrier Management 2. [Bayer Wins Roundup Trial as Settlement Decision Looms](https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/30/341023.htm) — Claims Journal Image: Photo (illustrative): Alfa designer / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfa_insurance_logo.png) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/