Ill. Federal Judge Maintains Majority Of Claims In PCB Case Against Manufacturers

Mealey's (May 9, 2023, 1:32 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — In partly granting a motion to dismiss filed by three chemical manufacturers, an Illinois federal judge dismissed only two of the dozen claims brought by Illinois against the manufacturers for contamination of the state’s waterways and other natural resources, which was allegedly caused by the manufacturers’ production and sale of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the state....