New Mexico’s Suit Against Monsanto Over PCB Contamination Remanded

(April 21, 2020, 11:11 AM EDT) -- ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in New Mexico on April 9 remanded a lawsuit brought by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas against Monsanto Co. and its subsidiaries over polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in the state’s natural resources, holding that removal was improper under the federal officer doctrine and federal enclave jurisdiction (New Mexico, ex rel. Hector Balderas v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. 19-cv-01139-WJ-GBW, D. N.M., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62613)....