Monsanto Told to Pay Teachers $185 Million Over PCB Exposure
- Washington state jury awards actual and punitive damages
- Teachers claimed they were exposed to PCB in Monroe school
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Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit must pay $185 million to three teachers who blamed their brain injuries on exposure to the company’s PCBs at a school in Washington state.
A state jury in Seattle awarded $50,150,000 in actual damages, and $135 million in punitive damages to the teachers following a six-week trial, which was broadcast by Courtroom View Network. The jury deliberated 1 1/2 days before reaching the verdict Tuesday afternoon.