Monsanto won dismissal of suits filed by three California cities over polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in San Francisco Bay (San Jose v. Monsanto Co., N.D. Cal., 15-cv-03178, 8/22/16; Oakland v. Monsanto Co., N.D. Cal., 15-cv-05152, 8/22/16; Berkeley v. Monsanto Co., N.D. Cal., 16-cv-00071, 8/22/16)
The court dismissed allegations of public nuisance filed by San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley, Calif., finding the cities failed to establish a property interest the nuisance injuriously affected—stormwater that has been polluted by Monsanto’s PCB products.
The court also dismissed the cities’ nuisance allegations but granted leave to amend. ...
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