SCOTUS: FIFRA Preempts State Failure-to-Warn Tort Claims

On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068, that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims alleging that a pesticide manufacturer failed to include a warning not required on its U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved labeling. The Court reversed a Missouri decision upholding a jury verdict based on Monsanto’s alleged failure to include a cancer warning on Roundup and…
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