Woman Seeks Rehearing Of 8th Circuit’s Approval Of $39.55M Glyphosate Settlement

Mealey's (July 22, 2022, 7:02 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A class member who opposes a $39.55 million class settlement with plaintiffs who sought compensation for money spent on the herbicide Roundup on July 13 filed a petition for rehearing in the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, contending that en banc consideration or panel rehearing is needed because the settlement involves “the controversial practice of distributing settlement funds to third-party organizations as cy pres.”...