Bayer proposes $7.25 billion Roundup settlement as Supreme Court case looms

The proposed agreement comes as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh whether federal pesticide approval blocks state-level failure-to-warn claims. A new $7.25 billion settlement between Bayer and a group of cancer patients could wrap up a huge wave of lawsuits against the company over allegations that it didn’t warn consumers about cancer risks associated with the weedkiller Roundup.