A Washington state judge has outlined a plan to consolidate a series of chemical poisoning lawsuits against Monsanto related to alleged PCB exposure at a school in Sky Valley, rejecting the company’s arguments that such a move would prejudice its defense. King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers directed the plaintiffs and Monsanto’s legal team to organize nearly 20 remaining cases into larger trial groups, scheduling two trials for next year and another four in 2026.
Judge Rogers emphasized that he was not mandating a specific number of plaintiffs per trial, but suggested capping the groups at 25. This ruling is part of a larger litigation involving nearly 200 individuals—former students, parents, and teachers—who claim to have suffered health problems from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) emitted by fluorescent light ballasts and caulking in the aging Sky Valley Education Center. The school, which was remediated for PCB contamination in 2016, is at the center of the ongoing lawsuits.
