( March 25, 2024, 9:18 AM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Attorneys retained by East St. Louis should not be disqualified for signing contingency fee agreements in a case brought against Monsanto Co. for its alleged contamination of city property with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) because safeguards in the agreements ensure that the city retains decision-making power over the litigation, an Illinois federal judge found in denying the company’s motion to disqualify....