Long Beach, as one of 13 municipalities who spearheaded the legal effort, is anticipated to receive $7.5 million.
said, remain intact for long periods of time, pose a threat to the global ecology because they can easily spread through water and air, and are toxic to humans and animals alike.
PCBs are largely used in products such as paint, ink, hydraulic fluids, transformers, plastics and industrial equipment. “The parties reached a settlement agreement in principle in 2020,” Assistant City Attorney Dawn McIntosh, who will soon become city attorney, said in a Thursday email, “but the court did not approve it and required changes and additional negotiations, which improved the settlement for the municipalities/settling plaintiffs.”
of the re-negotiated settlement in March. That judgement tentatively approved a $550 million settlement with all members of the class.“This action is the court’s final approval of the class certification and the final settlement,” Mcintosh wrote.
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