How the Supreme Court will have a major impact on the economy this spring | CNN Politics

Big businesses are lining up at the Supreme Court as the justices hear the final arguments of the term, pressing the conservative majority to shield industries from multimillion-dollar jury verdicts, limit the marketing of generic drugs and neuter the government’s ability to issue fines. Verizon, Monsanto and Cisco Systems are among the companies that have teed up major appeals at the high court this month. Though the cases deal with vastly different legal issues, taken together, they could have widespread implications for the economy, affecting an expansive range of products from pacemakers to pet food and the ability of consumers and government regulators to hold companies accountable. Among the most significant is an appeal from Monsanto, the agricultural giant that is fending off lawsuits from thousands of people who say the pesticide Roundup caused their cancer. The company is appealing a verdict that sided with a Missouri man, known to his neighbors as “spray guy,” who got cancer after regularly using the product. The nine justices are increasingly building their own personal brands outside the court “A ruling for Monsanto would reach far beyond pesticides, stripping