Judge Refuses To Sever Port District's PCB Claims From San Diego's

SAN DIEGO - A federal judge in California on Sept. 21 refused to sever the San Diego Unified Port District's public nuisance claims against Monsanto Co. over polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination from those brought by the city of San Diego, finding that "fundamental fairness and judicial economy weigh against severance" (San Diego Unified Port District, et al. v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. 15cv598-WQH-AGS, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162122).
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