City of East St. Louis, Illinois v. Monsanto Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 3:21-cv-232-DWD ) MONSANTO CO., PHARMACIA LLC, ) and SOLUTIA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM & ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Before the Court is Defendants’ Combined Motion to Disqualify Counsel and to Stay (“Combined Motion”). (Doc. 137). Plaintiff filed a Memorandum in Opposition to the Combined Motion. (Doc. 140). The matter was the subject of a hearing on February 1, 2024. (Docs. 168 & 169). As explained below, the Combined Motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND…