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Monsanto Reaches Agreements in Principle to Resolve Additional PCB Cases at the Sky Valley Education Center
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, August 18, 2025--Monsanto has now reached agreements in principle to resolve all Sky Valley Education Center cases, representing more than 200 plaintiffs overall, with the exception of the prior adverse verdicts that remain on appeal. The Sky Valley Education Center cases involve allegations of injuries due to exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the school campus in Washington state.
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