Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/, April 10, 2022

A Central District of California Judge has preliminarily approved a class action settlement in City of Long Beach, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al., that will resolve claims by various municipalities against Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia for environmental damages related to PCBs.  The underlying basis for the claims are allegations that PCBs are present at sites and public properties, including in stormwater, storm and wastewater systems, water bodies, sediment, natural resources, fish and wildlife. The Defendants agreed to pay $550 million to be distributed to 2,528 initial class members across the United States. Read more.