Monsanto: New Trial Needed In $275M PCB Verdict Case Based On Statute Of Repose

(June 18, 2024, 1:35 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Monsanto has filed a reply brief in Washington state appellate court contending that it must “at a minimum” remand for a new trial a case involving a $275 million judgment against Monsanto Co. for injuries from polychlorinated biphenyls XE "polychlorinated biphenyls"  (PCBs) in a Seattle area school because the trial court “improperly excised” from the Washington Product Liability Act (WPLA) its “claim-defining” statute of repose....