Appeals Panel Overturns $185M PCB Verdict Against Monsanto In Washington State

( May 2, 2024, 11:52 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A divided Washington state appeals court on May 1 overturned a $185 million verdict against Monsanto for injuries from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a Seattle area school and remanded the case to the trial court for an assessment of whether the plaintiffs’ claims are subject to the statute of repose in the Washington Product Liability Act (WPLA)....