Monsanto Warns Delaware High Court State’s PCB Liability Theory ‘Opens Floodgates’

Mealey's (March 30, 2023, 11:14 AM EDT) -- DOVER, Del. — Attorneys for the state of Delaware and Monsanto Co. on March 29 debated before the Delaware Supreme Court whether the company bears liability for contamination of state waterways and lands with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), with Monsanto arguing that if the court were to adopt the state’s theory of liability, it would “open the floodgates to potentially limitless and unpredictable liability” for nearly every manufacturer that sells products in Delaware....