Legal Opinion
Monsanto Co. v. Reed
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1997No. 95-SC-549-DG, 95-SC-561-DGPublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAMBERT, Justice.
Appellees in this products liability action (plaintiffs in the trial court) are thirty seven (37) persons who claim to have been injured by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The exposure is alleged to have occurred in the course of appellees’ employment as salvagers at Libby Iron and Metal Company (Libby).
Monsanto Company (Monsanto) was the sole manufacturer of PCBs, a chemical used in some electrical transformers and in capacitors. PCBs were banned by an Act of Congress in 1979. Monsanto had sold PCBs to Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse), which…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by67 opinions
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