Settlement talks in the trial involving Monsanto's former polychlorinated biphenyls (FCBs) plant at Anniston, AL collapsed last week after Alabama Circuit Court judge Joel Laird threatened to jail executives from Solutia, Monsanto, and Pharmacia. The companies suspended negotiations, and the jury will resume deliberations this week. The companies were found guilty last month on six counts for failing to notify the public of potential health and environmental risks posed by PCBs contamination at Anniston (CW, Feb. 27, p. 5). The jury will decide this week how much the companies must pay in damages to the 17 plaintiffs, who claimed property damage and emotional distress.
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