( May 30, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A state court judge in Washington has denied Monsanto Co.’s motion to reduce a $75 million punitive damages award that was part of a combined verdict of $100 million for injuries from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls XE "polychlorinated biphenyls" (PCBs) at a Seattle area school, ruling that Monsanto “unreasonably continued the conduct” that formed the basis of the jury’s punitive damages award, and an offset or credit for damages previously paid in other cases related to the same school “must be disallowed.” The judge also denied Monsanto’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial....