A Washington jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer to pay $100 million to four people who say they were sickened by toxic chemicals known as PCBs at a Seattle-area school, but found the company was not liable for injuries alleged by 11 others.

Bayer is facing billions of dollars in exposure from a growing number of lawsuits over PCB products. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bayer AG faces a $100 million jury verdict over PCB exposure at a Seattle school amid ongoing legal challenges related to toxic chemicals.

Bayer must pay $100 million to four plaintiffs exposed to toxic PCBs, with previous verdicts exceeding $1.5 billion related to the Sky Valley Education Center.

Bayer AG was told by a jury to pay $100 million to four people at a Seattle-area school who said their exposure at the facility to toxic chemicals made by the company’s Monsanto unit caused brain damage and other injuries.