( October 18, 2024, 1:16 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Attorneys gave opening statements in Washington state court on Oct. 17 in a case in which 15 plaintiffs contend they were poisoned at a Seattle area school by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were manufactured by Monsanto Co. The plaintiffs’ attorney said Monsanto “manipulated science” and “hid the truth” in promoting PCBs for public use, while the company’s counsel said that there is a “lack of scientific consensus” about the dangers of PCBs and that Monsanto worked to “safeguard” the public against possible hazards....