"Roundup Lawsuits Entangled in Label Labeling Debate. A Missouri resident, John Durnell, is at the center of a high-stakes court battle over who gets to decide what information appears on the labels of pesticides and insecticides. At the heart of the case is a question of federal versus state authority: does a federal law supersede state claims, or can individuals like Durnell pursue their own lawsuits based on state laws? The outcome could have far-reaching implications for the multibillion-dollar agricultural industry and the millions of people who use products like Roundup every year."
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
