A jury in Washington state has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $857 million to former students and parent volunteers of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company caused illnesses. The chemicals were alleged to have leaked from light fittings, leading to brain damage and other illnesses. The verdict follows claims of exposure to hazardous chemicals at the facility, with seven people said to have been sickened by the leaks. The case centered on PCBs, and the jury's decision is a blow to Bayer, which acquired Monsanto. The ruling is significant as it holds the company accountable for the alleged harm caused by its products.
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Bayer is ordered to pay $857 million to former students at a US school who blamed exposure to hazardous chemicals at the facility for causing brain damage https://t.co/kkWcwMfg3V
Bayer is ordered to pay $857 million to former students and parent volunteers at a Seattle-area school who blamed exposure to the company’s hazardous chemicals at the facility for causing brain damage and other illnesses https://t.co/bxZmgjHhp0
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US jury orders Monsanto to pay $857m over chemicals in school https://t.co/z0sJoiEUMm
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US jury orders chemical company Monsanto to pay $857 million to seven people at a school in Washington state who say they were sickened by chemicals leaking from light fittings https://t.co/hPJr1PYguu https://t.co/UJ2Trf1ro0
A jury in Washington State decided on Monday that Monsanto should pay $857 million to former students and parent volunteers who said they had been exposed at a school to dangerous chemicals made by the company and later became sick, court records showed. https://t.co/KlRxEPQfu6
💥 MONSANTO HIT WITH $857M VERDICT OVER PCBS IN WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL A jury in Washington state on Monday ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $857 million to former students and parent volunteers of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called… https://t.co/L0mg6Ymt6Y