{West Virginia}...Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding, who was planning to hear a lawsuit over alleged dioxin pollution from a former Monsanto Co. plant, has stepped aside because he's been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Spaulding asked the state Supreme Court to name a new judge and hopes to avoid a trial delay. The trial involves thousands of Nitro residents who say the company polluted their properties and streams.
