Former Property Owner Denied Summary Judgment Over PCB Contamination

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 4:11 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri on June 5 denied a motion for summary judgment filed by Kansas City Power & Light Co.’s (KCP&L) in a lawsuit seeking recovery costs for remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination at a portion of property it once owned, ruling that genuine disputes exist about whether the chemical was used at the site during the company’s ownership (Substation K Inc. v. Kansas City Power & Light Co., No. 19-cv-00031-SRB, W.D. Mo., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99031)....