Judge Denies Monsanto’s Motion To Stay Remand Of PCB Suit Pending Appeal

Mealey's (March 26, 2018, 2:25 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on March 23 denied Monsanto Co.’s request to stay the remand of a lawsuit brought by the state seeking damages for contamination caused by the company’s manufacture and sale of products containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), finding that the company would not suffer any irreparable harm if the case were allowed to proceed in state court while it is appealing the ruling granting the motion (State of Washington v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. C17-53RSL, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48501)....