Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Delays could be in store for a proposed $7. 25 billion settlement covering thousands of claims that the maker of Roundup weedkiller failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. An attorney opposed to the settlement filed paperwork Friday to move the case to federal court instead of a Missouri court, where people face a June 4 deadline to opt out of the settlement. The dispute about who should preside over the proposed settlement could disrupt its deadlines...
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