( September 25, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge granted a joint motion by several manufacturers to dismiss Monsanto Co.’s claims against them seeking indemnification for litigation it faces related to alleged injuries from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls XE "polychlorinated biphenyls" (PCBs), finding that Monsanto failed to link the litigation against it to the specific chemicals it sold to the defendants under contracts allegedly providing for indemnification by the purchasers, but granting it leave to amend....