The U.S. government urged the Supreme Court on Monday to hear Bayer's request to limit thousands of lawsuits claiming its herbicide &#34;Roundup&#34; causes cancer, a move that drove the company's stock price up nearly 13%.
Documents show that U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer supports Bayer's efforts to limit the lawsuits, which could potentially avoid billions of dollars in damages. He stated that the company's view that federal law governing pesticides takes precedence over state law lawsuits against the product is correct

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The U.S. government urged the Supreme Court on Monday to hear Bayer's request to limit thousands of lawsuits claiming its herbicide "Roundup" causes cancer, which drove the company's stock price up nearly 13%. Documents show that U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer supports Bayer's efforts to limit the lawsuits and could potentially avoid billions of dollars in damages. He stated that the company's view that federal law governing pesticides takes precedence over lawsuits filed under state law is correct

The U.S. government urges the Supreme Court to hear Bayer's appeal