Judge Adopts Ruling Allowing Portland’s Public Nuisance Claim Against Monsanto

Mealey's (September 27, 2017, 12:12 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon on Sept. 22 adopted a magistrate judge’s April 18 ruling allowing the city of Portland to pursue a public nuisance claim against Monsanto Co. over polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination, holding that the city is not required to own property to allege that it has suffered a special injury (City of Portland v. Monsanto Company, et al., No. 16-cv-01418-PK, D. Ore., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156370)....