( February 5, 2024, 1:19 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Monsanto Co. and several other companies are not entitled to summary judgment on claims arising from the alleged contamination of Seattle’s waterways with polychlorinated biphenyls XE "polychlorinated biphenyls" (PCBs) brought by the city because there are significant questions of material fact regarding causation, liability and damages, a Washington federal judge found Feb. 2 in denying the companies’ motion for summary judgment....