Chemical company Monsanto — owned by Bayer — was found liable this week by a jury for harm caused to students and parents at a Monroe school by their ‘forever chemical.’

By Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -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,

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.

A jury in Washington state has ordered Bayer to pay $100 million to four plaintiffs in a lawsuit over exposure to toxic PCBs at a Seattle-area school. The case is part of ongoing legal battles against Bayer,

The trial, called Rose v. Pharmacia, is the tenth involving former students, teachers and parents at the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.

A Washington jury ordered Bayer to pay $100 million to four individuals affected by PCBs at a Seattle school. The ruling follows multiple cases claiming health issues due to PCB exposure, though Bayer disputes the causation and legality.

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.