MONROE, Wash. (AP) — A jury in King County has awarded $275 million to ten students and parents who say they suffered serious neurological injuries from chemical exposure at a school northeast of Seattle. The Seattle Times reports the lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals is the fourth to result in a multimillion-dollar verdict. The company owns chemical giant Monsanto, the manufacturer of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. The first three lawsuits resulted in jury verdicts of $268 million distributed to 14 plaintiffs. More than 200 students, parents and teachers from the Sky Valley Education Center have sued Monsanto, claiming environmental contamination. Bayer Pharmaceuticals said it disagrees with the verdict and plans to appeal, as it has with previous verdicts.
$275M verdict for toxic exposures at Washington school
