DuPont ordered to pay $5.1 million in trial over Teflon-making chemical
Source: Reuters
A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon at one of its plants, according to a DuPont spokesman.
It is the second time jurors in Ohio federal court have found against DuPont, which is facing more than 3,400 lawsuits from residents who say they contracted one of six diseases linked to perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOA or C-8, which is used to make products such as Teflon non-stick cookware.
Following a five-week trial, jurors deliberated for less than a day before finding DuPont was negligent and awarding $5.1 million in compensatory damages to David Freeman, an Ohio resident who said he developed testicular cancer from his exposure to C-8 in drinking water.
The jury also decided that DuPont had acted with actual malice, a finding that exposes the company to punitive damages, the amount of which will be determined at a proceeding starting Thursday.
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World | Wed Jul 6, 2016 5:48pm EDT
NEW YORK | BY JESSICA DYE
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They deserve everything they get-- and a thousand times more
PS 3400 lawsuits?? Sounds like dumdum!!
(and probably does) expose us all to? 
