City of Seattle v. Monsanto Company et al

Filing 755

ORDER adopting 587 Report and Recommendation re Defendant's 326 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation's Motion for Summary Judgment (dkt. # 326 ) is DENIED. Signed by Judge Richard A. Jones. (SS)

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HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CITY OF SEATTLE,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MONSANTO COMPANY, et al.,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00107-RAJ
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION

Defendants.

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The Court, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable
Michelle L. Peterson, United States Magistrate Judge, any objections thereto, and the
remaining record, hereby finds and ORDERS as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendation is approved and adopted;
(2) Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation’s
(“Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment (dkt. # 326) is DENIED as to the discreet
issues of: (1) whether the State of Washington released Plaintiff City of Seattle’s (“City”)
intentional public nuisance claim when it settled its PCB lawsuit against Defendants in
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June 2020; and (2) whether res judicata otherwise bars the City’s public nuisance claim.
(3) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to the parties.
DATED this 6th day of July, 2023.

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Judge

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