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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Monsanto Company
Current Parent Company: Bayer
Penalty: $537,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: November 19, 2022
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: PCB violation
Mega-Scandal: PCBs
Violation Description: Monsanto agreed to a settlement worth more than $500 million to resolve litigation involving the contamination of water supplies with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:16-cv-03493
Case Name: City of Long Beach v. Monsanto Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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