Grant & Eisenhofer secured a $52 million settlement for the District of Columbia in PCB contamination case
Plaintiff(s):
The District of Columbia
Case type / claims:
G&E represented the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in litigation against Monsanto Co. arising out of its production, marketing, distribution, and sale of carcinogenic industrial chemicals (polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs), resulting in environmental contamination, including substantial impairment of major District of Columbia waterbodies. The District of Columbia asserted statutory and common-law environmental claims seeking cleanup costs and other damages for injury to natural resources.
Defendant(s):
Monsanto Co., Solutia Inc., Pharmacia LLC
Jurisdiction:
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Civil Division
Year:
2020
Outcome:
- Settled for $52 million for cleanup costs and other damages to natural resources.
