“Records show that Monsanto intentionally misled the public,” a Chicago lawyer said.
Chicago is suing the Monsanto Corporation for producing cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. The complaint filed in Cook County court last week alleges that the company caused “widespread contamination” across the banks and sediment of the Chicago River which the city continues to bear the cost of cleaning up. The Monsanto Corporation was the sole producer of PCBs, which were used in...