Source: https://blog.cvn.com/, November 1, 2021
By: David Siegel

Closing arguments take place Tuesday in Washington state court over chemical contamination at a local school, after a similar trial this summer ended in a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit, and the closing arguments will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.

The ongoing trial in King County Superior Court began in September, but the opening statements and all witness testimony to date have taken place via Zoom. The closings, however, will be held in-person before Judge Douglas North. The case involves claims that a group of students, parents, teachers, and staff from Sky Valley Education Center suffered a range of injuries due to exposure to toxic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. Read more.