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Supreme Court Holds FIFRA Preempts State-Law Failure-to-Warn Claims Challenging EPA-Approved Labels
August 6, 2026
Sean F. Fahy, Esq.
MGKF Litigation Blog
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a significant preemption decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims that would require cancer warnings on Roundup’s label beyond those approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). In a 7-2 opinion by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court reversed a Missouri judgment awarding more than $1 million to plaintiff John Durnell, who alleged that Monsanto’s Roundup caused his cancer and should have included a cancer warning.
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