SCOTUS to Skip $39 Million Monsanto Roundup Deal

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to review a $39 million Roundup class settlement that included a large cy pres award, passing up an objector’s argument that the sizable charitable component wrongfully diverted class members’ compensation to third parties.

Lisa Jones, Horacio Torres Bonilla, and Kristoffer Yee alleged Bayer AG unit Monsanto Co. deceived consumers about the weed killer’s health risks. They reached a settlement providing the multimillion-dollar fund and label changes.

After payments, a large cy pres award—$14.4 million—was left that would go to the National Consumer Law Center, the National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs, and the ...