Bayer Hit with $100 Million Verdict Over Toxic PCB Exposure

Summary: Bayer just got handed a massive $100 million bill by a jury in Washington state. The reason? Toxic chemicals called PCBs that were hiding in the light fixtures of a school near Seattle. These chemicals were made by Monsanto, a company Bayer bought back in 2018.

Four people at the school got very sick from these old lights. They suffered from serious health problems, including brain damage. Even though PCBs were banned in the late 1970s because they cause cancer and hurt the immune system, they are still hiding out in older buildings. Bayer plans to fight the jury's decision in court. However, this huge payout is a giant warning sign about the hidden dangers of old chemicals still lurking in our schools today.

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