Monsanto Says $784M PCB Punitive Damages Award Is ‘Staggering,’ Seeks Offset

( January 18, 2024, 1:40 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Monsanto Co. has moved in Washington state court seeking remittitur and offset of an $857 million combined verdict related to injuries from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls XE "polychlorinated biphenyls"  (PCBs) at a Seattle area school, arguing that the total punitive damages award of $784 million for eight plaintiffs “cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny.”...