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Stoll Berne Welcomes Carsen Nies

Carsen Nies has joined the law office of Stoll Berne as an associate attorney. Carsen’s practice will focus on complex litigation matters including environmental torts, securities fraud, and class actions.

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$160 Million Settlement Reached By City of Seattle in Monsanto PCB Contamination Lawsuit

Local Portland law firm, Stoll Berne, as outside counsel for the City of Seattle, along with its partners at Seattle’s Keller Rohrback, are pleased to announce the settlement of the City of Seattle v. Monsanto case for $160,000,000 ($160 Million).  The lawsuit and settlement relate to the impairment of the Lower Duwamish Waterway (the lower portion of the only river in Seattle) allegedly caused by PCBs manufactured by Monsanto.

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Jury Awards Labor Day 2020 Fire Victims Another $42.4 Million in Damages Against PacifiCorp

A third jury in Portland, Oregon has awarded more than $42 million in compensation to ten survivors of the wildfires on Labor Day 2020. The total award to the ten plaintiffs is $42,412,119.00, consisting of $5.933 million in economic damages (which are doubled) and $23.25 million in non-economic damages, both of which are increased by 25% for punitive damages.

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Stoll Berne and Keller Rohrback defeat Monsanto’s Motion for Summary Judgment in PCB Contamination Lawsuit

On February 2, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied Monsanto’s Motion for Summary Judgment in ongoing PCB litigation. Stoll Berne and co-counsel at Keller Rohrback represent the City of Seattle in this suit and seek to hold Monsanto accountable for the harms that Monsanto’s PCBs have caused to the City’s stormwater and drainage system and the Lower Duwamish Waterway.

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Portland Jury Awards $85 Million Judgment to 9 Victims of Labor Day 2020 Fires in First PacifiCorp Damage Phase Trials

A jury in Portland, Oregon awarded $85 million in compensation from PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020. The verdict, which consisted of more than $6 million in economic and $56 million in non-economic damages, translates to an award of more than $85 million after the doubling of economic damages and the addition of punitive damages of 25% that are automatically applied given the jury’s verdict in the first phase of the case.

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