A Washington state appeals court overturned a $185 million verdict against Bayer's Monsanto unit, which had been awarded to three former teachers for brain injuries attributed to exposure to PCBs at a Seattle-area school. This legal victory marks the second significant win for Monsanto in recent weeks. The reversal was based on the state's 12-year statute of repose for product liability claims. Following the court decision, Bayer's stock experienced a significant jump.
Bayer’s Monsanto unit persuaded an appeals court in Washington state to throw out a $185 million jury award to three former teachers who blamed exposure to the firm’s toxic chemicals for their brain injuries. https://t.co/8hV306gi4u
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A Washington state appeals court sided with Monsanto, undoing a $185 million jury verdict for three teachers who claimed they were sicked by PCBs and ruling the case could be limited by the state's 12-year statute of repose for product liability claims. https://t.co/AL8nDmoTbR https://t.co/9KTzDS9q8M
A Washington state appeals court overturned a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Seattle-area school, marking the second big legal win for the company in as many weeks https://t.co/eycN1PgVMD
A Washington state appeals court overturned a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Seattle-area school, marking the second big legal win for the company in as many weeks. More here: https://t.co/rF8Mgk0Wl8
Monsanto persuaded an appeals court in Washington state to throw out a $185 million jury award to three former teachers who blamed exposure to the firm’s toxic chemicals for their brain injuries https://t.co/F2HTiRUzts
Bayer's Monsanto wins reversal of $185 million PCBs verdict in Washington court @ClarkMindock https://t.co/Rt87MZdkya https://t.co/p1ZF5Bns1B
Bayer's Monsanto wins reversal of $185 million PCBs verdict in Washington court https://t.co/AZ296mKc8Z https://t.co/cVcD4hP70y
A judge slashed a $857 mln verdict against Monsanto in a case over chemical pollution at a Seattle-area school. Monsanto spinoff Pharmacia was found liable by a jury for selling PCBs used in the Sky Valley Education Center in Washington, that were not safe https://t.co/YVdSGtKDeR https://t.co/a3f5mSImNv
Counsel for Roundup maker and Bayer AG unit Monsanto asked a Philadelphia judge on Friday to undo a $2.25 billion award to a man who claimed the weedkiller caused him to develop lymphoma, calling the massive verdict "unconstitutionally excessive." https://t.co/zMaf0CMd5k