Monsanto must pay $857 million over PCB exposure at a Washington school
By 
Rebecca Trager2023-12-22T10:17:00
US jury orders Bayer subsidiary to compensate seven people who claim to have been sickened by chemicals leaking from a school’s light fixtures
A US jury has ordered Bayer subsidiary Monsanto to pay $857 million (£676 million) to seven people – including former students and parent volunteers at a school in Washington state – who said they were sickened by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that the company sold. The PBCs were apparently used in fire safety fluid in the school that leaked from its light fixtures, and the plaintiffs reported neurological, endocrine and other health problems.