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Monsanto urged a Seattle jury Monday to determine it was not to blame for claims of PCB contamination in classroom light fixtures during closing arguments in the latest trial involving teachers and students who allege they are plagued by chronic neurological and other medical problems at a Seattle-area school.
A German pipe manufacturer urged a Washington state jury Wednesday to determine it wasn't to blame for a cascade of leaks that threatened security at Seattle's jail and led to costly repiping, arguing that the county's improper pipe installation and a poorly designed and operated system caused the plumbing fiasco.
A Washington cattle rancher sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding Tyson Foods and another company out of more than $244 million in a "ghost cattle" scam has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims he violated the Commodity Exchange Act in relation to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures market.
Microsoft agreed Monday to pay $20 million to settle a complaint from the federal government accusing the tech giant of illegally collecting personal data of children under 13 on Xbox Live without obtaining parental consent and putting the data at risk, according to a proposed order filed in Washington federal court.
Attorneys from Edelson PC were awarded nearly $121.5 million in attorney fees on Thursday by a Washington federal judge, who also approved a $415 million class settlement against social casino game developers over claims that their games amount to unlawful gambling.