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A Missouri state court judge may postpone an upcoming hearing on Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion settlement of lawsuits alleging that the company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, potentially slowing down a fast-track schedule for the deal's approval set by the court in March.
Judge Timothy Boyer in St. Louis, who granted preliminary approval to the settlement in March, had been set to consider final approval of the deal on July 9. But Boyer said late Tuesday that "it may be in the best interest of the case to delay the final approval hearing," after a dispute over whether the settlement should be reviewed in federal court or Missouri state court.
密苏里州的一名法院法官可能会推迟Bayer拟议的72.5亿美元和解案的听证会。该诉讼指控该公司的Roundup除草剂致癌，这可能拖慢法院于3月设定的快速审批流程。
圣路易斯的Timothy Boyer法官于3月初步批准了该和解方案，原定于7月9日审理最终批准。但Boyer周二晚表示，"推迟最终批准听证会可能最符合本案利益"，此前双方就该和解案应由联邦法院还是密苏里州法院审理产生争议。
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