TL;DR - A Missouri circuit court in St. Louis held the final approval hearing for Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion Roundup class settlement on September 14, 2026. - The judge did not rule from the bench, and a decision was not expected for weeks. - More than 100 class members objected to the settlement. - The hearing had been moved back from an earlier date to give time to process opt-out revocation requests after the Supreme Court's Durnell decision.
Where the settlement stands
The proposed settlement was announced in February 2026 and received preliminary approval from the Missouri court in March 2026. It would resolve current and future non-Hodgkin lymphoma claims over 21 years through a class action filed in Missouri state court. The opt-out period ran through June 4.
On August 6, 2026, the court granted a joint request from Monsanto and class counsel and rescheduled the final approval hearing to September 14. The delay gave the parties and the class administrator about three more weeks to process opt-out revocation requests and challenges to opt-out validity after the Supreme Court decided Monsanto v. Durnell on June 25.
The hearing
At the September 14 hearing the court heard arguments on whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. More than 100 class members objected. Objectors, including lawyers for cancer patients, had argued in filings that the deal is inadequate for people who develop cancer in the future. The judge took the matter under advisement and did not rule from the bench.
What happens next
If the court grants final approval, payments to eligible class members would follow the settlement's claims process. If it does not, the parties would need to revise or abandon the structure. Either outcome may be appealed. Meanwhile, Bayer still faces about 65,000 remaining claims in state and federal courts, and 3,925 cases were pending in the federal MDL (No. 2741, Judge Vince Chhabria) as of September 1, 2026.
This page will be updated when the court rules. For the full history, see our Roundup case guide.
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