Legal Opinion
City of Spokane v. Monsanto Co.
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided February 14, 2017No. 2:15-CV-00201-SMJPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS
SALVADOR MENDOZA, JR., United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In July 2015, the City of Spokane filed this action against the Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation (collectively “Monsanto”) alleging that Monsanto was responsible for polychlori-nated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in' the Spokane River. ECF No. 1. Spokane alleged public nuisance, products. liability, negligence, and equitable indemnity claims. ECF No. 1 at 27-34. On October 26, 2016, the Court dismissed Spokane’s common-law products-liability claim…
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