The People of the State of Illinois, ex rel. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General v. Monsanto Company et al

  1. December 02, 2025

    Monsanto Agrees To $120M Deal Over Ill. PCB Pollution

    Monsanto Co. has reached a deal to pay $120 million to the state of Illinois to resolve a lawsuit seeking to hold the company liable for polychlorinated biphenyls pollution into the state's air, water and soil, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced.

  2. October 25, 2023

    Illinois Can't Get Docs To 'Blemish' Monsanto In PCB Suit

    A federal magistrate judge in Illinois said this week he won't force Monsanto to turn over communications with its consultants in a lawsuit lodged by the state that alleges the agrochemical giant knew of, but lied about, the dangers of polychlorinated biphenyls, concluding that the request is too broad and does not seem connected to the facts of the case.

  3. October 02, 2023

    Ill. AG Says Monsanto Won't Turn Over Docs In PCB Row

    An attorney for the state of Illinois urged a federal judge Monday to order Monsanto to produce documents that may speak to its knowledge of the hazards of highly toxic chemicals it manufactured and sold, over the company's objections that the state's requests are broad, burdensome and target confidential or irrelevant materials.

  4. June 21, 2023

    Illinois AG Must Turn Over Docs To Monsanto In PCB Fight

    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul must provide Monsanto with documents from state agencies that were identified in the state's public nuisance suit accusing the company of knowingly contaminating natural resources while it manufactured highly toxic chemicals, a federal judge has said, even though those agencies are not party to the suit.

  5. May 08, 2023

    Monsanto Must Face Most Of Illinois' PCB Claims

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday largely rejected Monsanto's attack against a public nuisance suit filed by the state of Illinois claiming the company knowingly contaminated natural resources when it manufactured and sold highly toxic chemicals for consumers statewide.